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Ralph Emerson McGill
Ralph Emerson McGill , 1898-1969, American journalist and publisher, b. E Tenn. A proponent of civil rights, he was expelled from Vanderbilt Univ. for expressing his beliefs. Beginning as an assistant sports editor of the Atlanta Constitution, he became its editor (1942) and then publisher (1960)... Read more |
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Tina Brown
Tina Brown Jumping onto journalism's fast track in 1974, British-born Tina Brown (Christina Hambly Brown, born 1953) transformed the English magazine Tatler, then the U.S. magazines Vanity Fair and the New Yorker, using controversial topics and challenging images. Her editorial rabbit punches... Read more |
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Rich Wallace
Wallace, Rich 1957-PersonalBorn January 29, 1957, in Hackensack, NJ; married (divorced, 1996); married, 2000; children: two sons. Education: Montclair State College (now University), B.A., 1980.AddressesHome—Honesdale, PA.CareerWriter. Herald News, Passaic, NJ, editorial assistant, 1978-79; sports... Read more |
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William Allen White
White, William Allen (1868–1944), born in Kansas, purchased the Emporia Gazette (1895) and became a famous independent editor following publication of his editorial What's the Matter with Kansas? (Aug. 15, 1896), a conservative attack on the Populists, indirectly aiding McKinley's election.... Read more |
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Jean Baudrillard
BAUDRILLARD, JEAN(1929–) Jean Baudrillard was born in the cathedral town of Reims, France. His grandparents were peasants, his parents became civil servants, and he was the first member of his family to pursue an advanced education. In 1956, he began working as a professor of secondary... Read more |
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Charlayne Hunter-Gault 1942– Journalist At a Glance… Future Reporter Became Important Newsmaker Attacked Prejudiced Editorial Policy Acclaimed Memoir Put Life in Perspective Selected writings Sources Charlayne Hunter-Gault has staked her claim as one of the leading journalists in the... Read more |
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Ellis Cose
Ellis Cose 1951— Journalist, writer Ellis Cose was a Chicago newspaper columnist before he was old enough to vote, and from that brilliant beginning has gone on to build successful careers in three related fields. A respected journalist, Cose has worked as reporter and columnist for several... Read more |
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Edward Eggleston
Edward Eggleston 1837-1902, American author, Methodist clergyman, b. Vevay, Ind., educated in frontier schools. Before 1870 he was a Bible agent, a farm worker, a circuit rider in Minnesota and Indiana, and a journalist in Chicago. He then joined the editorial staff of the Independent in New... Read more |
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Freelance Editor
Freelance Editor BUSINESS PLAN THE SCRIVENER 752 Kenwood Dr. Silver City, NV 75002 June 1995 to December 1995 The following plan features an approach to home-based freelancing that seeks to combine professionalism and state-of-the art technology ... Read more |
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Charles Anderson Dana
Charles Anderson Dana , 1819-97, American newspaper editor, b. Hinsdale, N.H. He was a member of the Brook Farm community for five years. In 1847 he began 15 years on the New York Tribune, most of that time as managing editor. When Dana's views on the conduct of the Civil War became too militant... Read more |
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Private beliefs and public acts.(separation of church and state in American...
...Civil Rights Act. That law...and public acts and say...course, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a very specific legislation of morality...argued in 1984 that a ... |
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EDITORIAL: Privacy, civil right infringements multiply after Sept. 11
...victory for civil liberties and...battles over civil liberties are...volunteers to act as spies and...haven't read "1984." Making matters...worse is other legislation -- both enacted...sacrifice of civil liberties goes...But ... |
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Bush covenants. (George Bush's record on civil rights and racism is...
...Fair Housing Act in 1968. But...served in the Civil Rights Division of...he owned. In 1984 The Nation revealed...October 13, 1984]. Last year...against the 1964 Civil Rights Act...Sweeping ... |
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Enabling act. (Americans with Disabilities Act) (editorial)
...with Disabilities Act, which passed...Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is hailing the bill as a landmark in civil rights legislation. And so it is...Title VII of the Civil Rights ... |
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JIM SENSENBRENNER, R-BIG BROTHER.(OPINION)(Editorial)
...the Patriot Act was enacted...criticized by civil libertarians...constitutionally defined right to privacy...his REAL ID legislation, Sensenbrenner...considered legislation that have...Napolitano is right. The ... |
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Vote on Veto of Civil Rights Bill Stalled;Moral Majority Pressure, GOP...
...major civil rights bill after foes of the legislation, mobilized...support the legislation nonetheless...wrote to editorial page editors...Majority. The legislation, vetoed...effects of the 1984 Supreme ... |
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Devil lurks in the details of HR 666. (bill on illegal searches)(Editorial)
...nation's civil-rights laws and...GOP crime legislation of 1995 would...breach the right to privacy...someone's rights. Rep. Bill...Leon (1984), permitting...Passage of this legislation, says ... |
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JACKIE ROBINSON DESERVES CONGRESS' GOLD MEDAL.(Editorial)(Column)
...of us in the civil rights generation had...declassified until 1984. To read those...Information Act Web site today...equality of rights for those who...lifelong fight for civil rights. He...movement was ... |
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Patriot Act has benefits, no danger.
...the Patriot Act is drawing...violation of civil liberties...giving the legislation any credit...citizens' rights. Nevertheless...constitutional rights than terrorists...voters. In 1984, Democrats...the Patriot ... |
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Grove City College `Affirms Its Stand'
The Civil Rights Restoration Act, which passed...support dangerous legislation like this...its recent editorial, are apparently...overturn the 1984 Supreme Court...Commission on Civil Rights, ... |