The Fromson File

Reporting, analysis and commentary on current and historical events by Murray Fromson, veteran journalist and professor emeritus at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication.

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Entries from November 2008

Farewell to a Washington Fixture

November 20th, 2008 No Comments

I was hoping more would have been written, marking the demise of the Los Angeles Times‘ Washington bureau last week It certainly deserved more than a few lines of copy; more than a “30″ to mark the end of a distinguished chapter of journalism. Try the loss of pride, dignity and self-respect by the owners [...]

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Restore the Voice

November 18th, 2008 2 Comments

Until November 4th, the prospect of recovering America’s battered image around the world seemed dismal at best. The prospect of recovering it seemed unlikely until the day that millions of citizens went to the polls freely to elect an articulate and charismatic black man as their next president. The election was not only historic, it [...]

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Not a Dime… Unless

November 9th, 2008 No Comments

Big news! What a way to emerge from the excitement of last Tuesday’s election than to read about the three major automakers plea for another handout. Not a handout, they insist, only a loan of $25 billion from the Federal government to get rid of their debt. Ah yes, another example of socialism for the [...]

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