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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

News analysts, reporters, and journalists keep the public updated about current events and noteworthy information. They report international, national, and local news for newspapers, magazines, websites, television, and radio.

News analysts, reporters, and journalists typically do the following:

• Research topics that an editor or news director has assigned to them
• Develop relationships with experts and contacts who provide tips and leads on stories or articles
• Interview people who have information, analysis, or opinions about a story or article
• Analyze and interpret information to increase audience understanding of the news
• Write stories or articles for newspapers, magazines, or websites and create scripts to be read on television or radio
• Review stories or articles for accuracy, style, and grammar
• Update stories or articles as new information becomes available
• Investigate new story or article ideas and pitch ideas to editors

News analysts, reporters, and journalists often work for a particular type of media organization, such as a television or radio station, newspaper, or website.

Those who work in television and radio set up and conduct interviews, which can be broadcast live or recorded for future broadcasts. These workers often edit interviews and other recordings to create a cohesive story or report, and they write and record voiceovers to provide the audience with supplementary facts or context. They may create multiple versions of the same story or report for different broadcasts or media platforms.

News analysts, reporters, and journalists for print media conduct interviews and write stories or articles to be used in newspapers, magazines, and online publications. Because most newspapers and magazines have print and online versions, these workers’ content typically appears in both versions. As a result, they must stay up to date with developments related to a content item and update the online version with current information, if necessary.

Outlets are increasingly relying on  multimedia journalists  to publish content on a variety of platforms, such as a video content on the website of a daily newspaper. Multimedia journalists typically record, report, write, and edit their own stories or articles. They also gather the audio, video, or graphics that accompany their content.

News analysts, reporters, and journalists may need to maintain a social media presence. Many use social media to cover live events, provide additional information for readers and viewers, promote their stations and newscasts, and engage with their audiences.

Some workers, particularly those in large cities or large news organizations, cover a particular topic, such as sports, medicine, or politics. Those who work in small cities, towns, or organizations may be generalists and cover a wide range of subjects.

Some news analysts, reporters, and journalists are self-employed and accept freelance assignments from news organizations. Because freelancers are paid for individual stories or articles, they may work with many organizations and spend some of their time marketing their content and looking for their next assignment. Self-employed news analysts, reporters, and journalists also may publish news and videos on their own platforms.

The following are examples of types of news analysts, reporters, and journalists:

Columnists  write articles offering an opinion or perspective about a particular subject. They submit a piece to a publication, often on a schedule, such as once per week. Their work may be published in a newspaper, magazine, or other outlet or self-published on the columnist’s website.

Correspondents  report the news to a radio or television network from a remote location. Those who cover international events, called  foreign correspondents , often live in another country and report about a specific region of the world.

News  anchors  lead television or radio shows that describe current events. Others are  news commentators  who analyze and interpret reports and offer opinions. They may come from fields outside of journalism and have expertise in a particular subject, such as finance, and are hired on a contract basis to provide their opinion on that subject.

These workers also may collaborate with editors, photographers, videographers, and other reporters and journalists when working on an article or story.

For information about workers with a background in this field who teach journalism or communications at colleges and universities, see the profile on postsecondary teachers.

News analysts, reporters, and journalists held about 47,100 jobs in 2021. The largest employers of news analysts, reporters, and journalists were as follows:

News analysts, reporters, and journalists spend a lot of time in the field, conducting interviews and investigating stories or articles. Reporters spend some time in an office or newsroom, but they often travel to be on location for events or to meet contacts and file stories remotely.

Injuries and Illnesses

Working on news items about some topics or events, such as conflicts and natural disasters, may put news analysts, reporters, and journalists in dangerous situations. In addition, reporters often face pressure or stress when trying to meet a deadline or cover breaking news.

Work Schedules

Most news analysts, reporters, and journalists work full time, and their schedules vary. They may need to work additional hours or change their schedules in order to follow breaking news. Because news can happen at any time, they may need to work nights and weekends. They may also work nights and weekends to lead news programs or provide commentary.

News analysts, reporters, and journalists typically need a bachelor’s degree to enter the occupation. Internship or work experience on a college newspaper, radio station, or television station also may be helpful.

News analysts, reporters, and journalists typically need a bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or a related field, such as English.

Bachelor’s degree programs in journalism and communications include courses in journalistic ethics and techniques for researching topics and conducting interviews. Some programs may require students to study liberal arts subjects, such as history and economics, to prepare for covering a range of topics. Students may further specialize in the type of journalism they wish to pursue, such as print or broadcast.

Journalism students may benefit from courses in multimedia design, coding, and programming to be able to develop content that includes video, audio, data, and graphics.

Other Experience

Employers generally prefer to hire candidates who have had an internship or have worked on school newspapers, radio stations, or TV stations. While attending college, students may seek multiple internships with different news organizations. Internships allow students to gain experience and develop samples of their writing or their on-air appearances.

News commentators who come from a field outside of journalism typically have expertise in areas on which they comment.

Advancement

After gaining experience, field reporters at a local news station may become that station’s anchor. News analysts, reporters, and journalists may also advance by moving from news organizations in small cities or towns to news organizations in large cities. Large markets may offer opportunities for more responsibility and challenges. Reporters and journalists also may become editors or news directors.

Reporters, correspondents, and broadcast news analysts typically have an interest in the Thinking, Creating and Persuading interest areas, according to the Holland Code framework. The Thinking interest area indicates a focus on researching, investigating, and increasing the understanding of natural laws. The Creating interest area indicates a focus on being original and imaginative, and working with artistic media. The Persuading interest area indicates a focus on influencing, motivating, and selling to other people.

If you are not sure whether you have a Thinking or Creating or Persuading interest which might fit with a career as a reporter, correspondent, and broadcast news analyst, you can take a career test to measure your interests.

Reporters, correspondents, and broadcast news analysts should also possess the following specific qualities:

Communication skills. Journalists must be able to report the news both verbally and in writing. Strong writing skills are important for journalists in all kinds of media.

Computer skills. Journalists should be able to use editing equipment and other broadcast-related devices.

Interpersonal skills. To develop contacts and conduct interviews, reporters need to build good relationships with many people. They also need to work well with other journalists, editors, and news directors.

Objectivity. Journalists need to report the facts of the news without inserting their opinion or bias into the story.

Persistence. Sometimes, getting the facts of a story is difficult, particularly when those involved refuse to be interviewed or provide comment. Journalists need to be persistent in their pursuit of the story.

Stamina. The work of journalists is often fast paced, with long and exhausting hours. Reporters must be able to keep up with the long hours.

The median annual wage for news analysts, reporters, and journalists was $48,370 in May 2021. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $29,210, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $120,590.

In May 2021, the median annual wages for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

Most news analysts, reporters, and journalists work full time, and schedules vary. They may need to work additional hours or change their schedules in order to follow breaking news. Because news can happen at any time, they may need to work nights and weekends. They may also work nights and weekends to lead news programs or provide commentary.

Employment of news analysts, reporters, and journalists is projected to decline 9 percent from 2021 to 2031.

Despite declining employment, about 4,900 openings for news analysts, reporters, and journalists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. All of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to other occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire. 

Declining advertising revenue in radio, newspapers, and television is expected to impact the long-term demand for these workers. In addition, television and radio stations are continuing to publish content online and on mobile devices. As a result, news organizations may have difficulty selling traditional forms of advertising, which is often their primary source of revenue.

News organizations also continue to consolidate and increasingly share resources, staff, and content with other media outlets. As consolidations, mergers, and news sharing continue, the demand for journalists may decrease as organizations downsize.

In some instances, however, consolidation provides increased funding and resources from the larger organization that helps limit the loss of jobs. In addition, increasing demand for online news may offset some of the impacts from declining advertising revenue and downsizing.

For more information about news analysts, reporters, and journalists, visit

National Association of Broadcasters

Online News Association

Radio Television Digital News Association

Society of Professional Journalists

For more information about internships, visit

Dow Jones News Fund

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Employment Prospects

There are approximately  118,300 editors in the United States. Generally, newspaper editors are employed in every city or town, as most towns have at least one newspaper. As the population multiplies, so do the opportunities. In large metropolitan areas, there may be one or two daily papers, several general interest weekly papers, ethnic and other special-interest newspapers, trade newspapers, and daily and weekly community and suburban newspapers. All of these publications need managing and department editors. Online papers also provide opportunities for editors.

Starting Out

A typical route of entry into this field is by working as an editorial assistant or proofreader. Editorial assistants perform clerical tasks as well as some proofreading and other basic editorial tasks. Proofreaders can learn about editorial jobs while they work on a piece by looking at editors' comments on their work.

Job openings can be found using school career services offices, classified ads in newspapers and trade journals, and specialized publications such as Publishers Weekly (https://www.publishersweekly.com). In addition, many publishers have Web sites that list job openings, and large publishers often have telephone job lines that serve the same purpose.

Advancement Prospects

Newspaper editors generally begin working on the copy desk, where they progress from less significant stories and projects to major news and feature stories. A common route to advancement is for copy editors to be promoted to a particular department, where they may move up the ranks to management positions. An editor who has achieved success in a department may become a city editor, who is responsible for news, or a managing editor, who runs the entire editorial operation of a newspaper.

Tips for Entry

Join your school's newspaper or yearbook staff to gain experience in reporting, writing, and editing articles.

Hone your interviewing skills by learning how to phrase open and closed questions.

Ask you school's career services office to help you set up the opportunity to job shadow a news editor. Prepare a list of questions in advance to get further insights on the job from the editor.

Take keyboarding and Internet searching classes.

Job Outlook for: Editors

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• Job Outlook for Editors
• Pay for Editors
• What do Editors do all day
• The work environment
• How to become one

Employment Outlook for Editors

Employment of editors is projected to show little or no change from 2016 to 2026, as print media continues to face strong pressure from online publications.

Despite some job growth for editors in online media, the number of traditional editing jobs in print newspapers and magazines is declining and will temper employment growth.

Job Prospects

Competition for jobs with established newspapers and magazines will be particularly strong because employment in the publishing industry is projected to decline. Editors who have adapted to online media and are comfortable writing for and working with a variety of electronic and digital tools will have an advantage in finding work. Although the way in which people consume media is changing, editors will continue to add value by reviewing and revising drafts and keeping the style and voice of a publication consistent.

Typical Pay for Editors

The median annual wage for editors was $57,210 in May 2016. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $29,760, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $111,610.

In May 2016, the median annual wages for editors in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

Most editors work full time, and their schedules are generally determined by production deadlines and the type of editorial position. Editors typically work in busy offices and have to deal with production deadline pressures and the stresses of ensuring that the information they publish is accurate. As a result, editors often work many hours, especially at those times leading up to a publication deadline. These work hours can be even more frequent when an editor is working on digital material for the Internet or for a live broadcast. About 1 in 5 editors worked more than 40 hours per week in 2016.

What Editors Do All Day

Editors plan, review, and revise content for publication.

Editors typically do the following:

• Read content and correct spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors
• Rewrite text to make it easier for readers to understand
• Verify facts cited in material for publication
• Evaluate submissions from writers to decide what to publish
• Work with writers to help their ideas and stories succeed
• Develop story and content ideas according to the publication’s style and editorial policy
• Allocate space for the text, photos, and illustrations that make up a story
• Approve final versions submitted by staff
• Promote articles and content on various social media networks

Editors plan, coordinate, and revise material for publication in books, newspapers, magazines, or websites. Editors review story ideas and decide what material will appeal most to readers. During the review process, editors offer comments to improve the product, and suggest titles and headlines. In smaller organizations, a single editor may perform all of the editorial duties or share them with only a few other people.

The following are examples of types of editors:

Copy editors proofread text for errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling and check for readability, style, and agreement with editorial policy. They suggest revisions, such as changing words and rearranging sentences and paragraphs to improve clarity or accuracy. They also may carry out research, confirm sources, and verify facts, dates, and statistics. In addition, they may arrange page layouts of articles, photographs, and advertising.

Publication assistants who work for book-publishing houses may read and evaluate manuscripts, proofread uncorrected drafts, and answer questions about published material. Assistants on small newspapers or in smaller media markets may compile articles available from wire services or the Internet, answer phones, and proofread articles.

Assistant editors are responsible for a particular subject, such as local news, international news, feature stories, or sports. Most assistant editors work for newspaper publishers, television broadcasters, magazines, book publishers, or advertising and public relations firms.

Executive editors oversee assistant editors and generally have the final say about what stories are published and how they are covered. Executive editors typically hire writers , reporters , and other employees. They also plan budgets and negotiate contracts with freelance writers, who are sometimes called “stringers” in the news industry. Although many executive editors work for newspaper publishers, some work for television broadcasters, magazines, or advertising and public relations firms.

Managing editors typically work for magazines, newspaper publishers, and television broadcasters, and are responsible for the daily operations of a news department.

Work Environment for Editors

Editors held about 127,400 jobs in 2016. The largest employers of editors were as follows:

Although most editors work in offices, a growing number now work remotely from home. They often use desktop or electronic publishing software, scanners, and other electronic communications equipment to produce their material.

Jobs are somewhat concentrated in major media and entertainment markets—Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, DC—but improved communications and Internet capabilities are allowing editors to work from a greater variety of locations.

Overseeing and coordinating multiple writing projects simultaneously is common among editors and may lead to stress or fatigue.

Self-employed editors face the added pressures of finding work on an ongoing basis and continually adjusting to new work environments.

Work Schedules

How to become an editor.

A bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, or English, combined with previous writing and proofreading experience, is typically required to be an editor.

Employers generally prefer candidates with a bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, or English. They also prefer candidates who have experience in a few types of media, such as newspapers, social media, and television.

Candidates with other backgrounds who can show strong writing skills also may find jobs as editors. Editors who deal with specific subject matter may need previous related work experience. For example, fashion editors may need expertise in fashion that they gain through formal training or work experience.

Work Experience in a Related Occupation

Many editors start off as editorial assistants, writers , or reporters .

Those who are particularly skilled at identifying good stories, recognizing writing talent, and interacting with writers may be interested in editing jobs.

Other Experience

Editors also can gain experience by working on high school and college newspapers, and for magazines, radio and television stations, advertising and publishing companies, or nonprofit organizations. Magazines and newspapers also have internships for students. For example, the American Society of Magazine Editors offers a Magazine Internship Program to qualified full-time students in their junior or senior year of college. Interns may write stories, conduct research and interviews, and gain general publishing experience.

The ability to use computers is necessary for editors to stay in touch with writers and other editors. Familiarity with electronic publishing, graphics, Web design, social media, and multimedia production is also important, because more content is being offered online.

Advancement

Some editors hold management positions and must make decisions related to running a business. For them, advancement generally means moving up to publications with larger circulation or greater prestige. Copy editors may move into original writing or substantive editing positions, or become freelancers.

Important Qualities

Creativity. Editors must be creative, curious, and knowledgeable in a broad range of topics. Some editors must regularly come up with interesting story ideas and attention-grabbing headlines.

Detail oriented. One of an editor’s main tasks is to make sure that material is error free and matches the style of a publication.

Good judgment. Editors must decide if certain stories are ethical or if there is enough evidence to report them.

Interpersonal skills. In working with writers, editors must have tact and the ability to guide and encourage them in their work.

Writing skills. Editors must ensure that all written content has correct grammar, punctuation, and syntax. Editors must write clearly and logically.

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Job Outlook

Job outlook for newspaper editors in the United States

Newspaper editor job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

The projected newspaper editor job growth rate is -5% from 2018-2028.

About -5,500 new jobs for newspaper editors are projected over the next decade.

Newspaper editor salaries have increased 11% for newspaper editors in the last 5 years.

There are over 18,807 newspaper editors currently employed in the United States.

There are 4,521 active newspaper editor job openings in the US.

The average newspaper editor salary is $37,894.

Are newspaper editor jobs in demand?

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Independence Community College

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Professor Margaret Oakes

English Language And Literature

What general advice would you give to a Newspaper Editor?

Professor Margaret Oakes: Understand that you should be looking at a salary mid-career, not right now. And look at the possibility for promotion in your place of work - a small family business will not be able to or be interested in promoting you to a leadership position, so think about if you will need to move up or out.

What Newspaper Editor skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?

Professor Margaret Oakes: The ability to read carefully and analytically. This is a skill that has declined in the past couple of decades as people obtain more information visually - but a visual presentation cannot carry the amount of detail that written language can, and carelessness in the use of language causes a world of problems in every area of human life (law, medicine, politics, etc.).

What will help Newspaper Editors increase their earning potential?

Professor Margaret Oakes: Our graduates have such a variety of careers with an English major that this is hard to answer. But perhaps this is the answer - English majors have such widely applicable skills that they need to be alert to how they can be applied almost anywhere, and be prepared to sell their skills to a potential employer.

Patricia Hastings

School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Newspaper Editors?

Patricia Hastings: I think there will be some enduring impacts on graduating journalism students in a number of ways. Right now, there are some obstacles to negotiate. The first is the jobs situation. First, many newsrooms don't have internships right now, and so students can't get that extra experience that will ultimately help them land a job. I see seniors who have some, but not enough experience and they need that last push outside of the classroom and campus media. Without that, it makes job hunting more difficult. Of course, there are the economic issues. So many places have downsized their newsrooms and that is a problem. Graduates have to be nimble, too, in terms of having a good toolbox of skills. Now, if you want a job, go into TV news producing. You can't find enough people to fill what is out there. There are TV news reporting jobs out there as well. It comes down to networking and having a "reel" or examples of your work to show. And then there are the impacts we don't know. Many staffers are working from home. Will jobs change so more reporters work from home? How do you balance that with the fact that reporters should be out covering stories? The pandemic is causing a rethink on the office of the future-space, risk and other areas that we can only guess at right now.

What type of skills will young Newspaper Editors need?

Patricia Hastings: Young graduates will need a few skills outside of the usual ones for a good journalism job. They will have to be able to interview for jobs via Zoom or whatever system is used. That's a different skill set than being in person. I also believe students will have to work harder to "brand" themselves. Why should someone hire you? Do the resume and work examples say "I am the go to person for getting this done?" Make an elevator pitch for yourself and see how hard it is to do. The usual skills still need to be there-video, social, maybe audio-because that's what it takes today. I also think graduates needs to be aware of the information that's out there, and be suspicious or know enough to check for accuracy. If a photo is digitally manipulated, will you know? How can you tell? In my opinion, this is maybe the biggest skill needed. What is balanced and researched as to what is created to satisfy some agenda? This has and will continue to be an area to watch.

What experience really stands out on Newspaper Editor resumes?

Patricia Hastings: The experience I think everyone needs is video, for those who aren't going into that area. Everyone uses video. Having an understanding of how to make your message or story translate to video is important and it's not that easy to do. That, and the ability to enterprise story ideas. Actually taking an idea and turning into a story for online, or broadcast or print is key. You can't tell the story the same way for each one, and so to analyze and then make a good story is important.

Sidney Holt

Sidney Holt: The biggest challenge facing editorial hopefuls is uncertainty. Magazines and websites were already experiencing unprecedented challenges as the consumption of media changed and publishers shifted from advertising-supported to reader-supported business models. The pandemic only accelerated those trends. For new graduates, that means fewer opportunities to work for established brands (and where those opportunities do exist, it means working remotely, at least for the foreseeable future, which in turn means fewer opportunities to enjoy the kind of one-on-one training that furthered the careers of previous generations of writers and editors). That's the downside. The upside is that the skills and energy young journalists can bring to a media organization are especially valuable during a period of extraordinary change. But you have to be prepared to be resilient. Not only is "the gold watch after 50 years" gone; you have expect you won't be in any job very long, at least in the early years of your career.

Dr. Christina Fisanick

Department of Culture, Media, and Performance

How do you envision technology impacting Newspaper Editors in the next 5 years?

Dr. Christina Fisanick: Given that English majors are placed in a broad range of fields after graduation, it is difficult to identify which specific technologies will be used most, which is why critical thinking and adaptability are key skills. I can imagine that editing and word processing software will remain in heavy use by our graduates in the workplace, along with social media and other communication applications. Exposing students to the many possibilities of how technology changes the production and consumption of texts is vital to what English programs do best.

Dr. Christina Fisanick: College graduates in 2021 and beyond, need all of the skills that English programs have to offer: critical thinking, effective communication, creativity, and flexibility. New hires need to be able to adapt to workplace changes quickly and with aplomb, which requires critical thinking and problem solving and the ability to communicate those solutions to a diverse audience clearly and effectively. Those skills are refined and practiced regularly in English programs.

Are there any particularly good places in the United States for Newspaper Editors to find work opportunities?

Dr. Christina Fisanick: Although employers prior to COVID-19 knew that remote work was not only possible, but in some cases even more productive than in the traditional workplace, the pandemic has reinforced the idea that employees can work from anywhere in the world. While this gives graduates the potential to work globally in a way that was never possible before, it also means that English majors in the US are now competing in a worldwide marketplace against graduates from universities, not just in their region or country, but from around the globe. It is both exciting and intimidating, and we must prepare our graduates to meet the demands of this ever-expanding job market.

Thomas Reynolds

Department of Writing Studies

Thomas Reynolds: I think there will be a lasting impact of this pandemic on graduates. The nature of the field is that others in the industry (scientists, engineers, for ex.) often take on tech writing and communication tasks in tight economic conditions, or even just as a matter of a particular culture in a particular business. However, the field of technical communication has been predicted to have a strong future (see Bureau of Labor Statistics, which predicts growth in jobs in this field). Technical writing and communication require that students are comfortable with technology and communication and that they adapt to changing situations. I think there are also opportunities for savvy graduates who can offer certain skills and experiences that are unique to the changing situation. This field has a long history of resilience for its graduates seeking jobs in tough circumstances.

Thomas Reynolds: Technical writing and communication can span many fields. However, there are specific fields that are especially open to technical communication, such as information technology and computer software (technical documentation, for example), as well as medical and health fields. Many of our graduates work for companies that involve computer technology, such as software companies and content management for web consulting firms. In addition, many of our graduates work in biomedical companies that require technical and global documentation of medical devices. I can't say that I know of a sure bet, but places that deal with medical technology, healthcare, and related fields are probably going to need people well-trained to communicate specialized knowledge to a variety of audiences and in a variety of ways. Telemedicine seems to have gained a more permanent stronghold in the healthcare system, and I imagine that the various communication channels involved in this new way of practicing medicine will open opportunities for well-trained graduates, such as ours who are willing to be pioneers in this area.

Thomas Reynolds: Technology is constantly changing, and the pandemic has put a wrinkle on innovations that will have an impact on the field of TWC. Yet technical writing and communication have always involved changing technologies -- it is one of the hallmarks of the field. In addition, remote work is common in technical communication, and many scholars have written about the phenomenon, including global virtual teams and distributed workplaces. In any case, technical writers and communicators learn to think about the intersection of technology with the audience. I think that traditional notions of communicationm such as establishing a friendly, businesslike ethos and considering the very real material circumstances of audiences, will remain uppermost as graduates adapt to the technological changes. Part of this work will also involve recognizing and working to improve social injustices that employers are increasingly in need of addressing. New technologies that emerge will also be part of the landscape for graduates, and they will be eager to learn these new tools.

Center for Career Advancement

Sarah Bell: It is hard to know for certain what the impact will be as the pandemic is a new experience; it is not finished, nor are its effects on the economy and employment. In our experience at Bucknell during the most recent downturns in the economy in 2001 and 2008, we saw that the negative effects on our graduate's job prospects did not endure. The graduates from those particular years have shared with us that the job search took longer than expected, and they needed to be more flexible, but they were able to eventually find work.

Sarah Bell: Majors in English successfully pursue work in all types of industries and career fields. Their skills in writing, critical thinking, verbal communication, analysis, working in groups, editing, and reading/research make them quite marketable in a variety of occupations. There are some locations that are more known for certain industries, i.e., upper West Coast for technology, NYC metro area for finance, I-95 corridor for pharmaceuticals and biotech, but many corporations hire in locations all over the country. And with the pandemic, more employers have remote opportunities that don't require a move, at least not until the time we might move out of remote work when possible. We tell our students to talk to professionals in the industries in which they are interested to learn what areas are growing right now and what are not. For example, video and sharing software is growing, food manufacturing, shipping, and sales are growing, certain sectors of healthcare and medical research are growing, etc.

Sarah Bell: As mentioned in #2, English majors go into many fields, and technology is affecting most of them now. We will likely always need creators, editors, and researchers of content, which will certainly make English majors useful in a variety of fields, due to (or in spite of) the technology advances. Experience in learning and utilizing a variety of software, platforms, and social media tools will only enhance their ability to complete their work in an effective and efficient manner in a variety of work settings.

Cristina Calhoon

Department of Classics

Cristina Calhoon: Even before the pandemic, Classics-and the Humanities in general-had been coping with existential threats arising from the grafting of business models onto higher education. Administrators' exaggerated emphasis on metrics, a widespread mentality privileging "practical" skills over a more comprehensive education, and the prohibitive cost of college had forced Classics to adapt to changes. Mergers with other departments and language programs, the fostering of distance learning and digital competence, curricula driven by large-enrollment courses in classics in English translation allowed some Classics programs to survive. The pandemic has made us rely more on the distance learning approach, but we still maintain most of our offerings. Some of our graduates are double majors, a solution I recommend when advising students who-dazzled by Classical Mythology or Archeology or other Classics courses-decide to switch from their "practical" major to Classics. Others decide to minor in Classics (Latin, Greek or Classical Civilization), because they still see great personal value in pursuing these studies. Studying Latin or ancient Greek opens one's mind in so many different ways, all beneficial even from a "practical" standpoint: vocabulary skills, memorization, and analytical skills are necessary and transferable to any job. How does one learn to solve problems logically? By learning to organize Latin and Greek linguistic structures that work like jigsaw puzzles, unlike many modern Western languages. English is peppered with words of Latin and Greek origin, and our institutions (democracy, republic, libraries, the foundations of the western legal system, to quote just a few basic ones) are largely based on Greco-Roman ones. All this background knowledge gives our graduates a solid, comprehensive intellectual grounding and an enhanced view of our current predicament within a universal framework.

Cristina Calhoon: The skills that Classics graduates learn (good communication skills; careful, clear, and well-organized oral and written presentation; research, comparison, and analysis of ancient sources; linguistic proficiency in more than one language) make them flexible and adaptable. Graduate school is the goal of many of our graduates, who complete law and medical degrees in prestigious programs throughout the nation. Some also do very well in business school, where the breadth of their academic background, the adaptability of their skills, and their analytical and communication proficiency make them highly competitive with respect to graduates from strictly pre-professional programs. In addition to occupations in all levels of education, academic research, and archeology, some Classics graduates have also established careers in management, public relations, fundraising, administration, as well as a library, archival, and museum work, while some have also created opportunities for themselves in computer occupations, arts, and media.

Cristina Calhoon: A great number of primary sources (Latin and Greek texts) as well as philological resources (lexica of Greek and Latin) and data on material resources (Classical Archeology, papyrus texts, and inscriptions) have been and continue to be collected in electronic databases readily accessible online. The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) and Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL), as well as the database for Latin Dictionaries (DLD), exemplify some of the many online resources our students are already familiar with or quickly familiarize themselves with. Distance learning will increasingly cover an essential part of our future offerings due to health and economic concerns, and our graduate students are encouraged to do some online teaching. Most Classics graduates are as much at home in the digital sphere as they are in the world of texts engraved in stone.

Bridget Carson

Bridget Carson: Show up. Listen and keep learning. Be a part of the broader community. I know these seem simple, but they require time. It isn't just about the hours on the clock, although they are that for which you are paid. Go to the meet and greet. Chip into the water cooler fund. Join a softball league, a book club, or a game night. When somebody invites you to a company picnic - go. Join the volunteer opportunities in which the organization participates. Relationships need nurturing so that you can have empathy and resilience during difficult discussions within an organization or when it needs to pull together and get through something. Our shiny new degrees are just the beginning of what we know. You'll be stepping into situations where people will need your fresh perspective, and you will need their experience. Keep reading, not just things in your content area. This isn't just a "respect your elders" or "know your place" statement. They don't know everything, and neither do you, but they've been there longer. Be a visible part of the broader community. This is especially important if you choose to work in the Public Sector where people want to see their tax dollars pay people who are invested in their community. Go to the concerts in the park, the local community theater, the parades. Join some organization and chip in. Work the polls, join the park committee, be active in a philanthropic or faith community, show up for events celebrating local history. Support local businesses where you find them in alignment with your values. Don't do any of this for the show. People can spot a fake-Esse quad videre: to be rather than to seem.

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Allison Harl Ph.D.: Develop as many multimedia skills as possible. Writing in the 21st century is about visual rhetoric as well as just words on a page.

What technology do you think will become more important and prevalent for Newspaper Editors in the next 3-5 years?

Allison Harl Ph.D.: I believe video conferencing technology will focus, in the next several years, due to school and work environments going online more exclusively.

Allison Harl Ph.D.: Yes, but the pandemic's impact will create new and different opportunities, so graduates should keep their imaginations and options open.

Catherine Nesci

Department of French and Italian

Catherine Nesci: The spread of online teaching will show administrators easy ways to cut costs, even though face-to-face learning is superior, and students are now so nostalgic about it. There could be a stable development of new methods, helping better pedagogical approaches. But overall, technology will increase the ratio of instructors to students, alas.

Catherine Nesci: I expect that the lack of resources (no interlibrary loans, no travel to conferences, no meeting with peers, fewer job opportunities) will have an enduring impact on graduate students.

Catherine Nesci: The French, Italian, and Portuguese opportunities are diminishing and will continue doing so, despite the importance of French in a continent like Africa. Yet, Spanish will continue being more prominent, but online teaching will decrease job prospects.

Bradley Shreve

Bradley Shreve: Be flexible. An undergraduate degree in history offers a solid liberal arts background, but not a skill set that is finely tuned for most jobs. Think outside the box, and understand that the job you land probably won't be in the history profession.

Bradley Shreve: If you plan to teach, focus on becoming familiar with, and understanding how to use, different learning management systems. You should also know where to find various digital historical sources, whether in online archives or on the web. It is also crucial to be adept at using a variety of apps and social media platforms.

Bradley Shreve: The rate of technological change is accelerating, and the pandemic is making this change even more rapid. We are entering a new age, where the skills that historians used to need are becoming obsolete. If you want to succeed as a historian today, graduate school is not enough. You must also continually update your digital skillset.

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To fathom the defacing of images in children’s books, one almost has to process it in stages, beginning with incredulity. The issue, however, is no joke, and librarians are feeling the pressure. In our reporting, the frequency of instances involving the altering of material by school librarians was such that we elevated this to a cover story.

We’re pleased to feature on this month’s cover: Gilbert.

Alex Willan, the goblin’s creator, accepted the assignment from Mark Tuchman, SLJ ’s creative director.

This time, the author/illustrator of the picture book Unicorns Are the Worst! altered his own creation, tacking modesty shorts onto the character, who, as originally rendered, appears in the buff.

It’s an absurd notion yet all too real. (See our lead feature, “The Cover-Up” by Andrew Bauld) The same drawn-on bottoms now adorn every copy of Unicorns in the Indian River (FL) school district.

Jennifer Pippin, president of the local Moms for Liberty chapter, spurred the move. Late last year, she claimed the goblin nudity was “harmful to ­minors” in a book challenge spree that called out hundreds of titles for sexual content. With Florida law to back her, here we are.

To fathom the defacing of images in children’s books, one almost has to process it in stages, beginning with incredulity.

 “My first reaction was, ‘seriously?’ ” Willan told our reporter. “I think it’s important to note that there’s nothing inherently sexual or pornographic about nudity,” moreover, goblins aren’t real. And, to state the obvious, Willan added, “Butts are funny.”

The issue, however, is no joke. Librarians are feeling the pressure of book challenges and onerous district policy, if not statewide legislation. In our reporting, the frequency of instances involving the defacement of books by school librarians was such that we elevated this to a cover story.

One might be tempted to vilify these individuals. Those who spoke to Bauld for our story—all did so anonymously—felt driven to this action by their circumstances. Each case is legitimately fear-inspiring.

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For another perspective, I turned to Brandi Cummings, assistant director of Kenosha (WI) ­Public Library, who presented a program at the Public Library Association conference in April entitled “How To Say the Hard Things: Lessons Learned in Years of Crisis.”

What strikes her about these incidents? The depth of librarians’ care in connecting people with books. “To the point that they believe in the power of what’s inside of that book so deeply that they’re considering altering the outside to make it more appealing to people,” she says.

As in her presentation, Cummings has a larger thesis. “We, as a profession, have leaned too heavily into compromise when really we need to learn to live in that conflict. It’s so hard, especially as libraries have had such mission creep. We really have been a fix-all for our communities, for our schools, for the people we serve,” she says.

“That shows up in decisions like [marking up books] because we’re trying to find a way to make it work.”

So what does living with conflict look like? From a public library perspective, keeping in close communication with staff toward a solid, mutual understanding of the library’s mission and values, its policies, and what that looks like in practice. School libraries may benefit from a peer-to-peer network. They have formalized one among school and public librarians in Kenosha, where they’ve gathered over strategy to deal with book challenges. “One, it gives you a safe space to process and that’s what a lot of us need,” says Cummings.

It all comes back to the values of the profession, which mirror the core ideals of our culture, including equitable access. School librarians need our support to fulfill their responsibility to students. This includes the active, ongoing involvement of their professional associations—national, state, and local.

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The US may be 'sleepwalking' into a recession as cracks form in the labor market, top economist says

• The economy is flashing warning signs that suggest a downturn is on its way, according to David Rosenberg.
• The top economist pointed to a weakening job market and a slowdown in manufacturing activity.
• Several financial models are already sounding the alarm for a hard-landing, he noted.

The US could be "sleepwalking" into a recession, and signs of a downturn in key areas of the economy are starting to show, according to top economist David Rosenberg.

The Rosenberg Research president pointed to a handful of warning signs that a slowdown is on the horizon. That's contrary to how most investors feel on Wall Street, with optimistic sentiment building as data continues to show a stable economic picture. 

"We're constantly asked when we're planning to throw in the towel on our recession call, but perhaps it's time folks started asking when the rest of the street is going to pick their towels back up," Rosenberg said in a note this week. "We've seen a downshift in the data flow that are starting to indicate that the downturn in the economy may not be as far away as many believe."

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The job market, for one, has continually weakened over the past year. The unemployment rate remained near a two-year-high in April , ticking up to 3.9%. That means the job market is even closer to triggering the Sahm Rule, a "gold standard metric" of a coming recession that flashes when the three-month moving average of the unemployment rate rises 0.5% above its 12-month low, Rosenberg said.

Economic activity is also starting to slow. GDP came in softer-than-expected over the first quarter, with the economy growing by 1.6%, well below the previous two quarters' growth. 

Manufacturing activity contracted in April, the 17th contraction recorded out of the last 18 months. That's a strong sign the economy is weakening, as manufacturing has only contracted on two occasions since 1997 without the economy later slipping into recession, Rosenberg noted.

Popular recession models have already signaled a downturn may be on the way. The 2-10 Treasury yield curve , a notoriously accurate recession indicator, has signaled a coming downturn since July 2022. 

The full model , which estimates the probability of recession over the next 12 months, is showing that the US still has nearly a 50% chance of tipping into recession over the next year.

"Don't get complacent. The labor market is cracking, a slowdown in services activity is dragging on real-time growth, and forward looking financial signals still point to a coming slowdown," Rosenberg said.

Rosenberg has been warning of a coming recession for months — and fears of a downturn are rising as investors anticipate the Fed keeping interest rates higher-for-longer. Higher rates risk overtightening the economy and sparking a recession, and markets are now pricing just one or two rate cuts by the end of the year, according to the CME Fedwatch tool . 

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Michigan, US economic outlook optmistic, UM forecast says

Michigan's economy started 2024 strong and should see steady job growth, low unemployment and lower inflation in the next two years, University of Michigan economists said.

The economists also said the national economy may see a slowdown in the near term but should remain healthy over the next two years.

Both predictions came Friday from UM's Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, an economic modeling and forecasting team that has operated at the school since 1952.

"Overall, we see the economy as nearing a 'soft landing' from the recent surge in inflation," said Gabriel Ehrlich, director of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics and the Michigan forecast's co-author. "It will take a while longer for inflation to qualify as truly tamed, but so far, both the U.S. and Michigan economies have held up better than we had feared in the face of high interest rates."

Jacob Burton and Michael McWilliams were Ehrlich's co-authors on the Michigan forecast. Daniil Manaenkov wrote the U.S. forecast with Ehrlich, Burton, Kyle Henson and Yinuo Zhang.

The team's Michigan forecast said the state will gain about 76,000 jobs in 2024-25 and its jobless rate will hover just below 4%.

The economists project Michigan will have 2.4% more jobs by the end of 2025 than it did before the COVID-19 pandemic levels. However, the number of jobs will still be 3.2% lower than Michigan's all-time employment peak in the second quarter of 2000.

Furthermore, the Michigan economic forecast isn't all rosy. UM's researchers said the growth of real disposable income in Michigan will remain tepid, declining 0.6% in 2024 before rising 1.4% in 2025.

Meanwhile, they said the U.S. economy will maintain its healthy momentum over the next two years, but will likely see a modest deceleration in the near term. The findings said inflation is a wild card in their prediction.

"The relatively strong economy has been buoyed by 'robust' consumption — a lot of buying of goods and services — but the report sees cracks in the consumer facade: Credit card and auto loan delinquencies have been rising, growth of revolving consumer credit appears to be slowing and sales of new light vehicles seem to be flatlining," the forecast said. "If those trends continue, ... consumption and labor market outlooks could be in for some significant deterioration."

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Idaho Employment Growth Projected to Continue Through 2023

Idaho’s robust labor market is expected to continue in the short term, according to new projections from the Idaho Department of Labor. Throughout 2020 and 2021, Idaho demonstrated consistent labor market resilience, becoming one of the first states to recover its job losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, and ranking – along with Utah – far ahead of all other states in post-pandemic job growth.

This growth is expected to persist through 2023 as in-migration and a growing demand for services continue to support Idaho’s economic strength.

The department’s newest short term projections forecast roughly 34,000 new jobs to be added in the state through 2023 for a growth rate of 2.1% per year. While almost all Idaho industries are projected to see job gains, rapid growth is expected in industries tied to high in-migration levels, such as construction and sectors still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Construction is projected to add 3,000 new jobs for an annual growth rate of 2.7% as demand for new housing remains high. The fastest projected growth rate, however, is in leisure and hospitality, forecasted to grow at 3.7% annually. This sector, which includes hotels and restaurants, was slower to recover from COVID-19 and therefore has room to re-add jobs lost in 2020.

Optimism in Idaho’s labor market is supported by the state’s continued strength in the state’s demographic base and its excellent track record of job creation. Except for the pandemic year of 2020, Idaho’s job growth had exceeded 2% seven years in a row.  Recent Census Bureau data  showed Idaho had the fastest population growth rate of all states in 2021, indicating demand for housing and services will continue to grow. Expectations for strong demand are further validated by growing personal income. Third quarter data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed personal income grew by 7.9% in 2021, placing Idaho in the top 10 for income growth.

Strong job and population growth in 2021 demonstrated Idaho’s desirability has not waned, and factors that have driven labor market strength remain at work in the state. Even after the major pandemic disruptions of 2020, Idaho’s labor market remains strong, with robust job growth across a wide range of industries. This labor market strength should be expected to persist into the foreseeable future.

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Letter to the editor: We can end homelessness

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In response to Roger Powell’s recent letter, it’s evident there is skepticism about whether our community can effectively address homelessness. Justice Matters has long been advocating for the Built for Zero model, and we are thrilled to see it incorporated in “A Place for Everyone.” Built for Zero is a movement made up of more than 100 cities and counties that have committed to measurably ending homelessness. So far, 14 of those communities have ended homelessness by reaching a standard called functional zero. More than half of those cities and counties have achieved reductions in the number of people experiencing chronic and veteran homelessness.

This solution costs less for taxpayers, because managing homelessness with frequent ER visits and jail stays is much more expensive than simply providing the stabilizing force of housing and supportive services when needed. This plan is not just throwing money at the problem; it’s implementing sustainable solutions that address the root causes of homelessness, such as lack of affordable housing. Increasing affordable housing will benefit many, both housed and unhoused.

We encourage the community to learn more about the plan at storymaps.arcgis.com.

As people of faith, we work for a community where every voice is heard and where every life is valued. There is still a lot of work to do. But with continued dedication, we can — and will — end chronic homelessness in our community.

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Budget forecasts faster inflation drop than expected by RBA as government defends figures

Tomorrow's budget will predict inflation under 3 per cent by Christmas, but also a slower-than-expected economy, as the federal government battles competing tasks of spurring growth and reining in rising costs.

The inflation figure is more optimistic than that predicted by the Reserve Bank of Australia, which Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says is because yet-to-be-announced budget measures will take pressure off inflation.

"I think the Treasury forecast has been made mindful of all of the decisions that we've taken in our budget, it is going to be a responsible budget," Ms Gallagher said. 

"It's going to put downward pressure on inflation. It's part of the solution to the inflation challenge. So, the Treasury forecast outlines that. Obviously, those decisions weren't available to the RBA in their forecasts." 

Senator Gallagher did not outline which new budget measures would reduce inflation. But the government has claimed its previous cost of living measures – energy bill relief, child care subsidies, and a boost to rent assistance – wiped 0.5 percentage points off inflation, a claim some economists contest.

But while its short-term inflation outlook is improved, the budget has downgraded its expectations for real GDP growth for both of the next two financial years.

It is understood the budget papers point to "considerable uncertainty" about the extent of economic growth in both the domestic and global economy.

Inflation slightly better, then slightly worse

Treasury will forecast an annual inflation figure of 3.5 per cent for the upcoming June quarter.

That is a better result than the 3.75 per cent it predicted in December's mid-year update. It's also a better result than the 3.8 per cent predicted by the Reserve Bank last week.

For the 2024-25 year, Treasury will forecast 2.75 per cent inflation, unchanged from its last forecast. This is again lower than the RBA's forecast of 3.1 per cent.

But Treasury appears to expect inflation to be lower in the first six months of the financial year, with Senator Gallagher suggesting inflation would be within the RBA's target range of 2 to 3 per cent by the end of the year.

Inflation is then expected to be slightly higher in 2025 and 2026.

While the government has not published Treasury's full rationale for the change, a lower forecast was foreshadowed as early as February.

At that time, Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy told Senate estimates that Treasury's December predictions were likely too high, reflecting "the recent flow of information".

"The RBA's new term inflation forecasts are below ours now," he said in February. "They've had an opportunity to update their inflation forecasts with the recent data in mind... Ours would probably come down in light of the recent data... In broad terms we have the same inflation outlook."

Those comments might explain some of the gap. Any remaining gap between Treasury and the RBA could likely be explained by the extension of similar cost of living relief to what the government has already provided.

Angela Jackson, lead economist at Impact Economics, said the gap appeared consistent with further energy bill relief and an increase to Commonwealth Rent Assistance, both of which have been foreshadowed.

"There might be something else in there we're not aware of... But the differences are minor," she said.

Dr Jackson noted the government had not yet published Treasury's full unemployment forecasts, but revealed last week that it predicted 4.5 per cent unemployment next financial year, higher than the RBA, the flip side of its lower inflation forecast.

"It appears that Treasury is forecasting that the economy will slow at a faster rate than the RBA, but the differences are minor," she said.

Treasury is predicting slower economic growth in the next two financial years.

Will this be an 'inflation fighting' budget?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has credited spending restraint and targeted cost of living relief with helping inflation moderate since the last set of forecasts.

But he also acknowledged there was difficulty ahead in getting inflation below 3 per cent.

"Our budget will be part of the solution to cost of living pressures, not part of the problem," Mr Chalmers said.

"Inflation is moderating in welcome ways, but it's not mission accomplished because people are still under pressure."

"Inflation is still the big near-term challenge in our economy which is why the government is doing its bit in the budget."

Senator Gallagher added "the composition, the timing [and] the quality" of what the government was spending contributed to the inflation forecast.

"There's a lot in this budget and we have been very mindful of the economic circumstances that we're operating in at the moment. There's challenges, but opportunities, in that as well."

Dr Jackson said the government had a difficult balance to strike.

"There's been this balancing act of bringing inflation down while supporting people through this difficult period of cost of living," she said.

"And I would add to that now they're also balancing that downside risk of a more significant slowdown. There's nothing they could do here that's without risks of either overinflation [the economy] or undercooking it. It's evenly poised."

Steven Hamilton, associate professor of economic at George Washington University, agreed that the lower inflation forecasts could be consistent with new cost of living relief in the budget, but said this would only have a superficial, short-term effect on inflation and worsen it in the long term.

"Energy subsidies have a mechanical effect on [measured] CPI inflation as they temporarily lower the level of prices ... [but] then the price level rises as the subsidy goes away, increasing CPI inflation," he said.

"Energy subsidies also have an economic effect. They put more money into people's pockets ... People take the money that they would have paid in higher energy prices and buy things with it.

"So there's no doubt whatsoever that energy subsidies leave the overall price level higher than it was before."

Dr Jackson agreed energy bill relief could reduce the headline inflation figure "without necessarily address either a demand or a supply side driver of inflation."

But she added there could be an inflation benefit to energy bill relief if it reduced energy costs for small businesses, which then lowered prices.

"In terms of targeted support, it's not a bad thing at the moment to alleviate some of the significant pressures," she said.

Coalition accuses Labor of spending too much 

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor accused the government of having a spending problem that was fuelling inflation.

"What we have seen from Labor to date is two failed budgets," he told the ABC.

"They haven't delivered this cut in homegrown inflation that we have seen under Labor, and the result is if we have another flop in this budget, Australians are going to pay a very, very high price."

Earlier this year, Labor announced an overhaul of the stage 3 tax cuts, which will see all taxpayers get a tax cut from July.

Mr Chalmers told the ABC the income tax cuts were the centrepiece of the cost of living relief and that he stood by the decision to give the highest income earners a tax break, too.

"The way that we've redesigned the tax cuts are bang on for the circumstances we confront," he said.

Mr Chalmers said the budget would offer greater cost of living relief beyond the tax cuts.

"We've found other ways as well to provide cost of living help to people who might not be in the tax system for example," he said.

The government has hinted last year's energy bill rebates could be extended.

Mr Taylor said Labor had been relying on high commodity prices to pay for its spending, rather than growing the economy.

"They should make sure the economy grows faster than spending, and that's the exact opposite of what we've seen in the last two years," he said.

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Review: Crusading newspaper editor Carl Magee comes alive in compelling biography ‘Citizen Carl’

May 18, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

by David Wesley Williams / Chapter16.org

"CITIZEN CARL: THE EDITOR WHO CRACKED TEAPOT DOME, SHOT A JUDGE AND INVENTED THE PARKING METER" by Jack McElroy (University of New Mexico Press, 296 pages, $25).

As a career newspaperman, including 17 years as executive editor of the Knoxville News Sentinel, author Jack McElroy recognizes a good story. He's got a great one in "Citizen Carl," his new biography of crusading journalist Carl Magee, who a century ago raked muck, roused rabble and made best enemies with some of the most powerful men of the day, from his home base in New Mexico all the way to Washington.

For his efforts, Magee was punched, sued, arrested and jailed. But nothing put him off his quest for "the whole truth about everything as near as I could get the truth."

"Some folks found it all rather annoying," McElroy writes, with wry understatement.

Reporting the truth and catching grief for it — that's just an average Monday morning in the newspaper business, of course. What set Magee apart, what makes his career so compelling, is his dogged determination and utter fearlessness. It's not that he didn't run from a fight. He relished the fight — and the bigger the foe, the better.

For a man who coined (with a little help from Dante's "The Divine Comedy") the iconic newspaper motto "Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way," Magee's style was more pugnacious. In chasing the story, he'd sometimes become the story. He was "addicted to the limelight ... delighting in the conflicts that swirled around him like desert dust devils," McElroy writes. "The men who assaulted him were not unprovoked. He had goaded them with accusations of corruption and deceit. Whenever attacked, Magee fought back with gusto, too, usually in words, but sometimes with fists, and once with a gun."

Magee's powerful enemies included a U.S. senator who later served as secretary of the interior, Albert Fall. You may know that name even if you don't know Magee's. Fall became the first U.S. Cabinet secretary to be imprisoned for corruption, after receiving a bribe in return for valuable oil leases in the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s.

Investigations lasted for years, with many players involved, but the book's subtitle crediting Magee as the journalist who "cracked" the case seems apt. It was Magee, McElroy notes, who put a fine point on Fall coming into considerable, and suspicious, sums of money.

Where did Fall get his money? The question would come to shape the Teapot Dome investigation just as another question — "What did the president know and when did he know it?" — would guide the Watergate probe half a century later.

Then there was Magee's feud with district judge David Leahy, who called his nemesis "a greater menace to civilized society, to the lives and liberties of the people generally, than is the cow thief or horse thief."

Their war went beyond words. In 1925, Leahy attacked Magee in a New Mexico hotel lobby. Magee, having anticipated possible violence because of their bad blood, had packed his .25-caliber Colt automatic. Under attack, Magee shot and injured his attacker — but the first of three shots struck John B. Lassetter, a Highway Department project engineer who was trying to break up the fight.

Magee would be acquitted before his trial for manslaughter went to the jury — but he had killed a man.

In almost any other life, it would have been the defining moment, overshadowing all else. In Magee's life, the incident almost had an inevitability about it, and thus fits rather neatly — if bloodily — into the larger narrative. Nasty business, those days in newspapering. Dangerous work, always, taking on the powers that be — playing demolition derby with political machines.

Magee's was an altogether remarkable life — and we've just covered his newspaper days in this space. He was also a teacher, attorney, entrepreneur, avid civic booster, inventor. Yes, like it says in the subtitle, he really did invent the parking meter, in the 1930s, to ease downtown parking congestion in Oklahoma City, where he moved after leaving New Mexico.

The author rightly calls the parking meter Magee's "most enduring mark on the world." But it's Magee's newspaper career, filled with crusades and controversies, trials and truth-telling, that makes "Citizen Carl" a book to recommend.

Read it, and see if you don't find that its themes — facts vs. lies, corruption, public feuds as spectator sport — still resonate today.

For more local book coverage, visit Chapter16.org , an online publication of Humanities Tennessee.

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So much hate in world, but Hawaii has aloha

Recently, a couple of surfers went to Mexico and were later found dead in a well there, where other bodies were also found.

Gangs killed the surfers for car tires.

Parts of South and Central America are also very dangerous. Thugs kidnap for ransom, and will kill if not paid, especially if you are American.

Africa is also very dangerous. Remember the Benghazi killing of Americans at the U.S. Embassy?

In Malaysia, you will face the death sentence if caught with a small amount of marijuana.

Hawaii is like no place in the world. Nobody has ever been killed because of their religious or political beliefs, race or creed.

No place like Hawaii. Keep Hawaii Hawaii. So much hate in the world. Hawaii has aloha.

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