Category Archives: history
AP Apologizes for WWII Blunder
By Chris Daly I was very pleased to see that my old employer, The Associated Press, finally did the right thing and apologized to a great correspondent who was wronged in 1945 as he broke the news about the end … Continue reading
Filed under history, Journalism, journalism history, Uncategorized
“Covering America” reviewed
By Chris Daly Delighted to see this review just out from Publisher’s Weekly. Covering America: A Narrative History of a Nation’s Journalism. Christopher B. Daly. Univ. of Massachusetts, $49.95 (544 p) ISBN 978-1-55849-911-9 In this scholarly yet readable volume, Daly … Continue reading
Filed under history, Journalism
A St. Patrick’s Day tribute (part 2)
By Chris Daly One of the greatest Irish-Americans in the history of U.S. journalism is one who is not often remembered today: S.S. McClure. After making money in the syndication business, McClure sent on to found one of the most … Continue reading
Filed under history, Journalism, journalism history
A St. Patrick’s Day tribute (part 1)
By Chris Daly Irish immigrants to the United States, of course, had a large impact on American journalism. Usually landless, they crowded into the growing cities of America in the 19th century, at precisely the same time as the ascendancy … Continue reading
Filed under history, Journalism, journalism history
Obama and Secrets
By Chris Daly As is becoming obvious, the Obama administration is developing a disappointment on the promises made by candidate Obama to run an open government. Instead of transparency, we are getting business as usual — or, in some areas, … Continue reading
Filed under First Amendment, history, Journalism, journalism history, leaks, New York Times, President Obama
Ernie Pyle: Everyman exalted
By Chris Daly Today’s NYTimes brings a dispatch from Dana, Indiana — a dateline that all journalism historians will recognize as the hometown of Ernie Pyle, one of the greatest war correspondents in American history. The piece is by Dan … Continue reading
Filed under history, Journalism, journalism history, New York Times
Are Journalists Always Wrong?
That’s a question I raised in the following article, which was published today in a British academic journal called Journalism Practice. I am posting it here so you don’t have to pay $35 to read it. I had to reformat … Continue reading
Filed under history, Journalism, journalism history, New York Times, The New Yorker
Pentagon Papers, at 40
By Chris Daly As a public service, I am once again making public my history of the Pentagon Papers case. On the 40th anniversary of the publication of the first story about the “massive leak” of top-security government documents, it … Continue reading
Filed under Covering America, history, Journalism, journalism history, New York Times, Wikileaks
Whose press freedom?
By Chris Daly Today’s Times includes a “sidebar” piece (column?) by legal correspondent Adam Liptak. I found it frustrating for a couple of reasons. For one thing, it is a bit of a mystery why it is running now (except … Continue reading
Filed under history, Journalism, media, New York Times, Supreme Court
How the Lawyers Stole Winter
By Chris Daly By popular demand, I am re-posting the following essay I wrote, which is about skating on ponds outside Boston when I was a kid. Every winter, I get asked about it, and I am delighted to share … Continue reading
