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Greatly exaggerated reports of the death of newspapers.(Devine)

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| June 01, 2004 | Devine, Frank | COPYRIGHT 2004 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

AFTER THE NEW YORK newspaper strike of 1962 had been running for a month of so, James Reston of the New York Times wrote a famous column for his syndication service that took the form of an appeal to Santa Claus:

 
   Please do what you can to get the papers back. I've 
   been fielding the Times first bounce on my front 
   stoop for 25 years and it's cold and lonely 
   out there now. Besides, how do I know 
   what I think if I can't read what I write?

This echo from long ago makes me envious of the pinpoint accuracy with which Reston's paper was delivered. Picked up first bounce on the front stoop. Gosh. To intercept the Australian so early in its ...

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