In the mid-90s, Ron Howard directed a gritty movie about the inner workings of a daily newspaper. “The Paper” included a memorable rant from the newspaper’s executive editor, played by the actor ...

Every time I read an old newspaper from the archives, I think about how cool it would be to talk to the reporter who wrote the story, to go back to their time and live the story with them. I’m not ...

Writing a newspaper column is easy. Just open a vein and bleed. The origin of that description varies. Famed sports columnist Red Smith is most often credited with the characterization of repeatedly ...

George F. Will has been an opinion columnist for so long that he makes the job look effortless, but early on he wondered how he’d ever find enough material to fill two columns a week. So, as Jonah ...

Although I disagreed with Jimmy Breslin’s politics, I always read his newspaper columns, magazine pieces and books. I always found his work unique and interesting. I particularly liked his crime novel ...

The newspapers in the school library hung from wooden newspaper sticks, slatted oak holders that kept the pages stiff and communal. Because of the vagaries of the mail, it was probably weeks after the ...