Columbia Journalism Review/Volume 2/Issue 1

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COLUMBIA
JOURNALISM
REVIEW

Spring, 1963

IN THIS ISSUE:

New York: What happened in the newspaper strike

I. Broadcasting and the interim press

II. Effects on city government—a special report

III. Negotiations: text of A. H. Raskin’s account

Washington: How a “backgrounder” went wrong ​

... to assess the performance of journalism in all its forms, to call attention to its shortcomings and strengths, and to help define—or redefine—standards of honest, responsible service...

...to help stimulate continuing improvement in the profession and to speak out for what is right, fair, and decent.

​Spring, 1963

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW

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Columbia Journalism Review is published quarterly under auspices of the faculty, alumni, and friends of the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University.

Dean and editorial chairman: Edward W. Barrett. Managing editor: James Boylan.

Chairman, publishing committee: Louis G. Cowan. Business manager: Robert O. Shipman. Production supervisor: Monroe Lesser.

Advisory editors: Richard T. Baker, John Foster, Jr., Robert Hewes, John Hohenberg, Penn T. Kimball, J. Ben Lieberman, Samuel Lubell, John Luter,Melvin Mencher, Lawrence D. Pinkham, Louis M. Starr, William A. Wood, Frederick T. C. Yu.

Art assistant: Burton Wenk. Production assistant: Lois Ireland. Circulation assistant: Joan Moravek. Typography by Weltz Ad Service.

Volume II, Number 1, Spring, 1963. Published four times a year by the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Editorial and business offices: 504 Journalism Building, Columbia University, New York 27, N.Y. © 1963 Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University.

Subscription rates: $6.00 a year. Single copy: $1.75. Add 50¢ a year for subscriptions going outside the United States and United States possessions.

Second-class postage paid at New York, N.Y.

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THE NEW YORK STRIKE

5 Staff report: Blackout journalism
13 A. H. Raskin’s story of the strike (complete text)
28 Public policy in a newspaper strike. Clayton Knowles and Richard P. Hunt

AROUND THE MAP

35 Cleveland: strike on TV. Daniel R. Hackel
37 Portland: a strike paper that lasts and lasts. Gene Klare
40 Manchester: Teddy v. Loeb

FICTION

47 The Computeriter revolution. Edward Edelson

AT ISSUE

53 Who wants documentaries? Merrill Panitt, Marya Mannes, Reuven Frank, Don Hewitt

DEPARTMENTS

2 Passing comment: views of the editors
34 Editorial notebook
42 Washington letter: The President nonspeaks. Ben H. Bagdikian
50 Books. Edited by Louis M. Starr
52 Second reading: The origin of Time
57 Topics in journalism
59 Unfinished business: letters and follow-up comment
65 the lower case