Jim Slusher
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Slusher: Anonymous sources and a newspaper's bond of trustSep 13, 2018 1:00 am - The Daily Herald sets five conditions for permitting the use of an anonymous source in our reporting. The New York Times editorial board's decision to permit the writer ...
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Slusher: Looking for a new way to define 'debate'Aug 02, 2018 1:00 am - I'm not sure what I'm about to say is realistic, but I think it merits some thought. It occurred to me as I was listening to a fellow speaker on a panel discussion in wh...
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Two interviews and a look at real newsJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - The notion of objective, truth-seeking journalism is a hotly debated topic these days, often under the umbrella of the term "fake news." If you want a vivid examination ...
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Slusher: It's not always so easy to know what is, is not newsJun 28, 2018 1:00 am - It could be said this week that if you want to understand news, you would consider Jimmy Fallon. Here's what happened: In 2016, the late-night comedian playfully tousled...
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Slusher: Information, misinformation and a viral G-7 photographJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - The job of news and copy editors at a traditional newspaper today is fraught with more hand wringing and fear of second guessing than I can recall in more than 40 years ...
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Slusher: Another lesson of Barr scandal - written word needs extra careMay 31, 2018 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher I have spent my career devoted to the written word, so far be it from me to disparage it. But as Roseanne Barr found this week - and as sites like Twitter...
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Slusher: Share in a real, constructive conversation about safetyMay 24, 2018 1:00 am - In a front-page editorial on Wednesday, we on the Daily Herald editorial board vented our frustration over continued school shootings with a call for a statewide panel t...
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Slusher: The power of the press - and its limitsMay 10, 2018 1:00 am - Google "the power of the press" and you'll get thousands of responses - many extolling the ability of mass media to effect change by influencing public opinion, a growin...
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Slusher: A different kind of conversation that can ease 'a great lonely grief'Apr 19, 2018 1:00 am - The newspaper often can seem like a mere recitation of events, a steady succession of familiar themes. Political controversy swells out of Washington. Check. Dramatic ac...
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Slusher: They're rare, but instances like these do make you wonderApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - Some people ... It's an expression we've all heard. Perhaps all used. It always trails off like that, because we seem to think there's something more to be said, but jus...