When I reread my old news clips, it’s like looking through window back in time.
In my early 20s, two of the topics of most concern for me were racism and pollution. There was nothing particularly unique about this; along with the Vietnam War, those were the issues that animated my entire generation as we poured into the streets to protest the things we wanted to change in our society.
For the most part, today’s young journalists don’t have paper clippings to file away for the future; they have links to websites. Paper clips turn yellow and brown, they flake and fade but they last a half-century; of that I have proof.
Links to digital content may prove less permanent. Many links are broken; many websites disappear. So I imagine today’s generation of journalists will convert their clips into PDFs or some other format in an attempt to preserve them for future use.
Old clips are not just a window on your own past; they capture a broader sense of the context of the times you lived through. As such, they are pieces of the historical record.
Note to young reporters: There are a lot of relative disadvantages of a journalism career — the pay isn’t great, the jobs unstable, the risks are high — but among the advantages is the opportunity to preserve your work as a witness to history.
They indicate that you were there.
LATEST LINKS:
U.S. railroad strike averted; Biden calls deal a 'win for America' (Reuters)
Ukraine moving ‘towards victory,’ Zelenskyy says; troops root out ‘collaborators’ in reclaimed territory (CNBC)
Rapid loss of territory in Ukraine reveals spent Russian military (WP)
VIDEO: Videos Track Ukraine’s Stunning Kharkiv Offensive (NYT)
Ukraine Is Fast Becoming Putin's Waterloo (Newsweek)
With the war against Russia at a potential turning point, the US and its allies should stay united and apply more pressure. (Bloomberg)
Ukraine said it was trying to extend its lightning counteroffensive in the east, but pro-Russian officials said they were holding the line for now and U.S. President Joe Biden said the war still looked like a long haul. Vladimir Putin's chief envoy on Ukraine told the Russian leader as the war began that he had struck a provisional deal with Kyiv that would satisfy Russia's demand that Ukraine stay out of NATO, but Putin rejected it and pressed ahead with his military campaign, according to people close to the Russian leadership. (Reuters)
Accounts of Russian torture emerge in liberated areas. (BBC)
Inflation Remained Stubbornly High in August, Rattling Consumers and Investors (NYT)
A federal judge unsealed additional portions of an FBI affidavit laying out the basis for a search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, showing that agents earlier obtained a hard drive after issuing a subpoena for surveillance footage recorded inside the resort. The footage could be an important piece of the investigation as agents evaluate whether anyone has sought to obstruct the probe. [AP]
Tuesday was another bad day for Senate Republicans’ 2022 chances (CNN)
Lindsey Graham proposes nationwide 15-week abortion ban — White House says South Carolina senator’s proposed bill ‘wildly out of step with what Americans believe’. (Guardian)
California started a publicly funded website to promote the state’s abortion services, listing clinics, linking to financial help and letting teenagers know they don’t need their parents’ permission to get an abortion in the state. (AP)
Taliban says 40 rebels killed in northern Afghanistan’s Panjshir (Al Jazeera)
U.S. to redirect Afghanistan’s frozen assets after Taliban rejects deal (WP)
Some Hope for Afghans in Need — The Biden Administration has agreed to release $3.5 billion in frozen funds, but will they reach a desperate population? (New Yorker)
The United States is considering options for a sanctions package against Chinato deter it from invading Taiwan, with the European Union coming under diplomatic pressure from Taipei to do the same, according to sources familiar with the discussions. Taiwan's de facto ambassador in Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, hosted dozens of international lawmakers who back sanctions on China for aggression toward the island. (Reuters)
No region is 'immune' as the number of people in 'modern slavery' climbs to 50 million (NPR)
Russia Secretly Gave $300 Million to Political Parties and Officials Worldwide, U.S. Says (NYT)
Insurers force change on police departments long resistant to it (WP)
End of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight - WHO chief (Reuters)
Risk for Developing Alzheimer’s Disease Increases by 50-80% In Older Adults Who Caught COVID-19 (Neuroscience News)
Study finds potential link between daily multivitamin and improved cognition in older adults (CNN)
Passenger trains, grain shipments to be stopped, as railway strike looms (WP)
Increasing pressures on Colorado River water in New Mexico (AP)
Sign Warns Visitors Not To Enter Gorilla Habitat Unless They Also Gorilla (The Onion)
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