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-- consider the life and career of James Wieghart, who died this week at
the age of 76. Mr Wieghart's tenure in journalism was, by any measure,
successful, star-studded--and emblematic of the problem of bias in
American journalism. His journey, step by step.
- the Milwaukee Journal
- staff, Sen. Wm. Proxmire
- staff Rep. Henry Reuss
- Washington reporter New York Daily News
- Washington bureau chief New York Daily News
- Executive Editor New York Daily News
- Scripps Howard News Service, where he wrote a column.
- staff director for Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
- spokesman for the Iran-contra special prosecutor, Lawrence Walsh.
- chairmanship of the journalism department at Central Michigan
University/ 'consultant' to the Iran-contra investigations for four
more years.
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Mr. Wieghart's obituary in The Washington Post, which
recounted his various comings and goings, did not see fit to comment on
the propriety of mixing journalism with partisan political labor, except
to quote Mr. Wieghart to the effect that, working as an investigator
for Walsh, involved "a never-ending battle with a lot of lily-livered
lawyers"--who, no doubt, were defending their clients against political
prosecution. [What Liberal Bias?]
Ahem: Stephanopoulos and Obama Chief of Staff on daily phone briefings from the White House
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