by WorldTribune Editor’s Line, May 2, 2022 Today’s essay question: What happens when the U.S. media decides not to cover a story that could impact the destiny of the nation? Please submit examples. There’s no rush. Take your time and submit your answers when ready. I have some thoughts on this and an example of […]
by WorldTribune Editor’s Line, April 21, 2022 Once upon a time, people had to make a modest effort to retrieve their newspaper which came once a day. Now the news is force-fed 24/7 via relentless apps, feeds and web browsers that screen out diverse perspectives with politically correct algorithms. Tale wagging the dog. WorldTribune.com is […]
by WorldTribune Editor’s Line, April 14, 2022 The managing editor of WorldTribune.com and I once worked for a New York newspaper that regarded the N.Y. Times as its competition. The daily front page meetings for those dailies and for this one differ from most other news operations which focus on market groups. No, the spirited, […]
by WorldTribune Editor’s Line, April 6, 2022 As noted here and here, WorldTribune editors compile their best content into our weekly Intelligence Briefing for subscribers. What a week it was: Did U.S. really have bad intelligence on Ukraine war? Controlling the world from lunar bases: Russia’s space station ‘Molotov cocktail’ China scores first laser weapon […]
by WorldTribune Editor’s Line, April 5, 2022 Five years ago today, we posted the following on Facebook (in a time before Big Tech suppressed the reach of all WorldTribune.com posts!): Today we digitally launch FreePressFoundation.org . The time couldn’t be more right and the advisory board is made up of respected and top-tier news professionals […]
by WorldTribune Editor’s Line, March 22, 2022 “Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” — Benjamin Franklin Nov. 13, 2789 Whom should we believe about Russia and Ukraine, the 2020 U.S. election and protecting our health against the […]
by WorldTribune Editor’s Line, March 31, 2022 The lucky few can still read their tiny weeklies with obituaries, high school sports and not much else. The days that local papers published serious national and international coverage (like the Wake Forest [NC] Weekly, when it was owned by Todd Allen) are long gone. Trying to stay […]
by WorldTribune Editor’s Line, March 29, 2022 As a schoolboy, I would bring in the paper after getting off the bus and read the local sports, crime (including Washington) and international news while sprawled on the living room floor. Don’t forget the comics. My Dad, rightly suspicious of the power of television, finally let one […]
by WorldTribune Editor’s Line, March 25, 2022 Missing context continues to be the big story of the tragic war in Ukraine. Efforts to provide same are regarded by the New Ruling Order as no less unacceptable than refusing to take the Covid vaccine. My day began with a LinkedIn post from Singapore: Looking forward to […]
by WorldTribune Editor’s Line, March 24, 2022 Back in the days when the spirit of New York City transcended its Democrat political class, there was a liberal Democrat mayor by the name of Ed Koch who treated all journalists with respect, including those from the conservative New York Tribune of which I was editor. He […]
