THE LAST EDITOR RECALLS SWEETER TIMES James Bellows, would-be savior of papers, relishes a bygone era of curiosity, verve.

NewsInc | April 8, 2002 | Copyright

Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Jim Bellows Tells All! Bares Even His Soul! Legendary Editor Writes Book. Confesses He Loves Gossip. Hates Dull Stories About Government. Laments Seriousness of Newspapers. Says They Are Not As Much Fun As They Used To Be.

The aforementioned book, being published this month by Andrews McMeel of Kansas City, is modestly titled The Last Editor -- How I Saved the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times From Dullness and Complacency. And PBS will be showing a one-hour documentary based on the book (for local ...

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