If you were viewing or listening to CNN's Reliable Sources recently, you would have heard the New York Times National Security reporter James Risen say this: " I think this administration has been the most secretive since the Nixon administration. They…
The Sunday Times writer and reviewer AA Gill died recently, less than a month after telling readers that he was seriously ill with cancer or as he put it having been "diagnosed with the full English of cancers." I Â acknowledge that I didn't much lik…
This is extraordinary on so many levels. It's also one of the most graphic and disturbing series of photos we've seen in a long time. A remarkable example of New York Times inter-active storytelling and reporting across platforms. Huge credit to Daniel…
"Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world The blood-dimmed tide is loose, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned The …
I've laid low these past few days and decided not to write or post anything beyond venting in bursts of texts to family and close friends. On several occasions I composed snarky replies or comments to things that some of you have posted. But I wisely …
One thing for sure: those of us who are political junkies who've been obsessed with the American presidential race are going to have to get a life after tomorrow if Hillary Clinton wins and wins comfortably. Well maybe not. What will happen to Donald T…
On the eve of the most momentous American presidential election in my lifetime, I'm far more anxious than I thought that I would be. There's no point in trying to feign impartiality or provide a detached analysis of why a Donald Trump presidency would …
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the murder of Russian journalist and activist Anna Politkovskaya. Her brave reporting and fearless witnessing in Chechnya gave her a world-wide reputation but also put her high up on the list of enemies of Vladim…
If you are in need of a pep talk about the future of journalism and why it's actually a "golden age" that we're now witnessing then you need to listen carefully to this "Inside the NY Times" podcast featuring its Executive Editor Dean Baquet. He's not …
When the mayor of my hometown Huntington, Indiana (population 17,000) and his wife invited 30 local residents to come along to their beautifully restored grand house that they'd converted to a B & B to discuss presidential politics with m…