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Tom Wicker

Dan Rather In His Own Voice

Tom Alderman | Posted 12.22.2012 | Books
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Tom Alderman

We seem to iconize certain newsies which is maybe why we have two new biographies in audio and print about veteran television newsfolk: Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather.

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Tom Wicker and the Age of Conscience

Gary Hart | Posted 01.26.2012 | Media
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Gary Hart

Today's political journalists think the world would work much better if political leaders would simply govern the way the journalist thinks they should. Tom Wicker knew that his job was not to govern: his job was to provide a conscience for those who governed.

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My Hour With Tom Wicker

Don McNay | Posted 01.25.2012 | Media
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Don McNay

I was sent by Al Gore's 1988 presidential campaign to coordinate an event in Ohio towards the end of Gore's candidacy. After it ended, I gave T...

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Former NYT Columnist Dies

AP | DAVE GRAM | Posted 01.25.2012 | Media
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MONTPELIER, Vt. — Tom Wicker, the former New York Times political reporter and columnist whose career soared following his acclaimed coverage of...

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