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Kroger: Don't Lose Local News Oct. 02, 2019
Do you shop at a Kroger supermarket? Or maybe at Ralphs, Fred Meyer, King Soopers, Fry's, City Marke... Read More
My Last Column Sep. 29, 2019
It was December of 1975. My husband, Norman Lank, was a Realtor, with two dozen salespersons under h... Read More
Billionaires Who Promise to Save Journalism and Then Default: It Ought to Be a Crime Sep. 06, 2019
Let's talk about fraud: "A person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably cl... Read More
Newspaper Nomenclature Has Nautical Nature Aug. 28, 2019
Q: I've noticed that the word "masthead" is often used to refer to the name on the front page of a p... Read More
Political Cartooning Was Murdered. Here's the Autopsy Jul. 05, 2019
A century ago, newspapers employed more than 2,000 full-time editorial cartoonists. Today, there are... Read More
At Harvard, Thoughtcrime on Crack Jun. 28, 2019
Eventually, tech theorist Clay Shirky has argued, so many people will have nude photos on the intern... Read More
A Tribute to Editor Stuart Warner Jun. 06, 2019
The first time I had a conversation with editor Stuart Warner, I didn't like him much. This was in 2... Read More
Media Gloats About Censoring Opinions of 37% of Americans May. 31, 2019
Thirty-seven percent of American citizens are socialist or communist. That's far more people than vo... Read More
Extra, Extra! Newspapers Found Dying May. 07, 2019
I know, I know. Fake news! Media bias! Intellectual arrogance! That's my old profession, the newspap... Read More
The Greatest Projects I Never Made (Part 1 of 2) Mar. 22, 2019
She was a terrible boss, but she was wise about work. "We are defined more by the business we refuse... Read More
The New York Times as an Investment Aug. 29, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: Please give me your opinion of The New York Times. I may buy 400 shares. Also, what ... Read More
Trump Is No Match for the First Amendment Aug. 22, 2018
When 400 or so news outlets ran editorials chastising Donald Trump for his anti-press demagoguery la... Read More
The Press as Enemy Aug. 17, 2018
Over 200 newspapers across the country are together running editorials on the same day decrying Pres... Read More
We Are Your Defense Aug. 17, 2018
It's been over a year since President Donald Trump first Tweeted, alarmingly, that the media is "the... Read More
Non-Weed Smoker's Blues Jul. 30, 2018
As recreational marijuana becomes legal here and there throughout the country, I feel like I'm losin... Read More
What? Me, Liberal? That's 'Fake News' Jul. 08, 2018
WASHINGTON — I spent my first 30-plus years in the newspaper business as an editorial writer a... Read More
Readers Surmise That Bloopers Arise Apr. 25, 2018
The Word Guy Blooper Patrol has been working overtime to send me mistakes that have appeared in prin... Read More
Who's Controlling What You Read? Mar. 09, 2018
As a consumer, if you abhor censorship and want to protect free speech — a basic human right i... Read More
No Reason to Suspect Foul Play Feb. 05, 2018
They found her near the river, on the weedy bank. The river is paved over for most of its length, bu... Read More
Going, Going, Gone -- Oh, Must You Go? Feb. 02, 2018
WASHINGTON — Loss can come at you all at once, leaving you free-falling into a new land withou... Read More
