Category: Newspapers

Lucy Morgan, Feared and Revered Florida Reporter, Dies at 82

Her investigations upended rural sheriffs’ departments, exposed state senators’ misdeeds and exemplified the power of a past era in American newspapering.
Ed Fancher, a Founder of The Village Voice, Is Dead at 100

A psychologist, he started the alternative weekly with Dan Wolf and Norman Mailer in 1955. “We were crazy enough to think it would succeed,” he said.
China Uses ‘Deceptive’ Methods to Sow Disinformation, U.S. Says

The accusations reflect worry in Washington that China’s information operations pose a growing security challenge to the United States.
Outdated Headline in Las Vegas Paper Unleashes ‘Fire Hose of Hatred’

Social media users seized on a weeks-old story in The Las Vegas Review-Journal to falsely accuse it of lying about the death of a retired police chief who was killed by a hit-and-run driver.
Is Rupert Murdoch Really Moving on from Fox and News Corp?

The 92-year-old media tycoon is set to become chairman emeritus of Fox and News Corporation, but he still wields considerable power over the empire he built.
How Rupert Murdoch Built His Media Empire

Over seven decades, the Australian-born magnate compiled an array of news outlets, book publishers, and film and television properties into a global behemoth.
Sardi’s and Neary’s Bartenders Retire: A Regular Customer’s Lament

Two longtime New York City bartenders, “Joe” Petrsoric and Kevin Duffy Philzone, were dependable anchors in our ever-changing, once-nocturnal city.
Spanish Soccer Chief Finds His Defenders Backing Away

Luis Rubiales was widely condemned for kissing a player after the Spanish women’s team won the World Cup, but retained a few public supporters. Many now appear to be reconsidering.
Warren Hoge, Who Covered Wars and World Crises for The Times, Dies at 82

As a correspondent, including as a bureau chief, he wrote vividly from all corners of the globe. He later served as foreign editor and assistant managing editor.
Kansas Newspaper Is Talk of Town, and Not Just for Getting Raided

The rare search of a newsroom has uncorked a debate in Marion, Kan.: What is a newspaper’s role, anyway?
Kansas Newspaper Is Talk of Town, and Not Just for Getting Raided

The rare search of a newsroom has uncorked a debate in Marion, Kan.: What is a newspaper’s role, anyway?
Robert H. Giles, Newspaper Editor and Nieman Curator, Dies at 90

He headed the journalism program at Harvard after overseeing Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Kent State shootings and corruption in Michigan.