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A Great Editor Rebukes His Fellows In Print
A tribute to editors like Godkin and a critique of the American press. The piece laments ignorance and self censorship in editorial pages, cites the Dwight Green 1948 Illinois governor race, and urges fearless self discipline and public accountability by editors. It highlights notable figures in journalism across the United States and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godkin
William Lloyd Garrison
New York Evening Post
the Nation
United States
Dwight Green
Illinois
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Green
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Green Machine
Edwin Lawrence Godkin
Henry J. Raymond
New York Times
Joseph Puilitver
New York World
England
C. P. Scott
Manchester Guardian
Henry W. Massingham
London Nation
Kingsley Martin
New Statesman
Nation
Martin
H_ NX. Brailsford
S. K_ Ratcliffe
Europe
Theodore Wolff
Comere