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Old Journalism Is Coming in Shiny New Wrappers Oct. 16, 2025
If you know what is going on in Gaza, it is because a journalist told you. If you know Health and Hu... Read More
Long Form, Long Form, Long Form! Is the Future of Print Journalism May. 17, 2019
Journalism is in trouble. Writers of articles pointing this out typically argue that this is really ... Read More
Right to Print Arms Apr. 17, 2019
Are you very afraid? 3D-printed guns are coming. "Virtually undetectable!" shrieked CNN. "This cha... Read More
Doctored Images Affecting Our Kids Apr. 20, 2018
Imagine being an impressionable child growing up in a world that bombards you with tens of thousands... 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
Fifty Years at One Magazine Sep. 28, 2017
WASHINGTON — On the occasion of my 50th anniversary of founding and editing The American Spect... Read More
A Time and Place for Whimsy Dec. 28, 2016
This is the perfect time of year to find a place for quirky and whimsical touches that will enliven ... Read More
There's Something About Paper Nov. 11, 2014
Interesting that the tech website CNET has started publishing an old-fashioned magazine — you ... Read More
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The Fate of the Book Jul. 19, 2010
Back in ye olden tyme, when graybeards would dismiss supposed ephemera like safety razors and indoor... Read More
