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When newspaper reporters were hot -- the 100-word version [Wall Street Journal]

valleywag.com » 2008 » January » 3rd » When newspaper reporters were hot -- the 100-word version [Wall Street Journal]

Tagged: media, wall street journal, dow jones, news corp, paul steiger, 100 word version

Helicopters. Hot metal print. Faked photos. Police scanners and running engines. Even if you're not a journalism wonk, outgoing Wall Street Journal managing editor Paul Steiger's recap of his years in the golden age of newspaper reporting is an engaging read, all 2,963 words of it. If you just want the dirt, I've pullquoted Steiger's dead-bird story, plus the time he asked for a helicopter to do … Continue Reading »

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