After an arduous fight with esophageal cancer, Christopher Hitchens — journalist, writer, intellectual and prominent atheist …
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Andy Rooney Hospitalized After Surgery Complications
Just three weeks after his final sign-off on the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes, Andy Rooney was admitted to the hospital Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.
Quote: Journalists Must ‘Keep it Together’ Even When Reporting on Tragic Scenes
“It’s like when a parent cries. We expect our parents to keep it together and we expect our journalists to keep it together.”
–MITCHELL STEPHENS, NYU Professor and author of “A History of News,” referring to the viral clip of …
Egyptian Journalist Dies in Cairo Unrest
The past week has brought stories of journalists’ own plight in covering the turmoil in Egypt, with many reporting that they’ve been targets of violence. The stories become more real now that one of their own has died.