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This is my weekly installment of “writing about writing,” in which I scan the world to find websites, books and articles to help other writers. Today I discuss a PBS obit of the late Jim Lehrer….
I grew up in journalism. My parents owned a struggling weekly newspaper and I worked there, part-time from the age of 15 and full-time once I’d earned my college degree.
I made the transition to a then-large metropolitan daily when I was in my late 20s and I worked there with great satisfaction for almost a decade.
The ink still runs in my veins and I get great enjoyment from speaking with my friends from the news biz as well as reading books, and blog posts and seeing movies about the industry. (Loved Shattered Glass. Hated The Post.)
When my friend and colleague Emily Agnew recently sent me an obituary of the great newsman Jim Lehrer (1934-2020), pictured above, I enjoyed learning more about a man frequently described as a “giant” of journalism.
The piece included a list of his self-imposed “rules” for being a good journalist and a decent human being. Read them yourself and see if you agree.
The rules of Jim Lehrer
