The media specialist at the United States Embassy in Buenos Aires was engaged in a typical diplomatic exercise: Placing an opinion article from the newly arrived U.S. ambassador in the local media as a way to greet and thank the host country. The messages are usually the same. They go something like: “I am enthusiastic about this assignment, love the country and am impressed … [Read more...] about Media ‘war’ in Buenos Aires
Alton Telegraph newsroom evokes fond memories
Editor's note: This is a story that appears in the winter 2014 print edition of Gateway Journalism Review. I fell in love with the Alton Telegraph newsroom. Who wouldn’t, with its dangling cables, stacks of yellowing newsprint, reference books – that’s right, BOOKS – on cabinets with wheels and reporters’ desks adorned with the bric-a-brac from years of school-board … [Read more...] about Alton Telegraph newsroom evokes fond memories
GJR book review: ‘Cronkite’s War’ — and that’s the way it is
Cronkite’s War, His World War II Letters Home Author: Walter Cronkite IV & Maurice Isserman Publisher: National Geographic, 2013 Hardcover: $28, 473 pages That famed broadcaster Walter Cronkite was regarded as “the most trusted man in America” probably says as much about the America of his time as it does about Cronkite. Journalists today have fallen far from the … [Read more...] about GJR book review: ‘Cronkite’s War’ — and that’s the way it is