Dennis Hoey spent nearly 40 years as a reporter, while John Ewing worked as a staff photographer for 33 years.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough High revives student newspaper after 12 years of inactivity
A group of underclassmen founded The Storm this school year at a time when more and more young people eschew traditional media sources.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Bill to protect journalists from revealing sources is ‘on life support’
Press advocates and media organizations have been appealing for passage of the Press Act, which would create a federal shield law for journalists and their sources.
Posted inNation & World
Pulitzer Prizes in journalism awarded to The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP and others
ProPublica won the prestigious public service Pulitzer for reporting on the Supreme Court that revealed how billionaires wooed justices with gifts and travel.
Posted inNation & World
Terry Anderson, reporter held captive for years, has died
The globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent became one of America’s longest-held hostages.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Robert MacNeil, urbane anchor who founded ‘PBS NewsHour,’ dies at 93
He forged one of television journalism’s most successful partnerships with Jim Lehrer, his co-anchor, on a program known for its straightforward reporting and analysis.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Heinous crimes against journalists demand strong response
After more than six years, we still don’t know the exact circumstances that led to our son’s death.
Posted inLocal & State
Colby’s Lovejoy convocation to honor jailed Wall Street Journal reporter
The 71st Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for Courage in Journalism is to be presented Friday to the parents of Evan Gershkovich, a 2014 Bowdoin College graduate who is being held in a Russian jail on claims he was acting as a spy for the United States.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Darrell Hartman’s new book promises a sensational story, and it delivers
In ‘Battle of Ink and Ice,’ Arctic explorers Robert Peary and Frederick Cook face off again, accompanied by newspaper accounts that devote many juicy inches to their rivalry,
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Kansas restaurant owner’s cockeyed complaint about paper doesn’t justify venom
Besides adding to the general toxicity and sense of aggrievement, it only makes the martyred recipient more convinced.