A tale of two obituaries—plus wisdom from J.Y. Smith, first official editor of the W. Post obit desk
You regulars already know my complaint. For whatever the reason, Washington philanthropist Robert H. Smith enjoyed a free ride from
Author: David Rothman
David Rothman is the founder and publisher of the TeleRead e-book site and cofounder of LibraryEndowment.org. He is also author of Drone Child: A Novel of War, Family, and Survival. Other books are The Solomon Scandals novel and six tech-related books on topics ranging from the Internet to laptops. Passionate on digital divide issues, he is now pushing for the creation of a national digital library endowment.
Robert H. Smith death editorial—and the need for the Washington Post to tell the whole story
Robert H. Smith, philanthropist and Crystal City developer, gets another paean today from the Washington Post—this time an editorial, which
When you die, how many people will sign your Legacy.com page? Six for Robert Smith, so far
Why all the old jokes about unlucky newspaper people being condemned to the obituary desk? I can understand when the
Robert Smith’s death as the W. Post covered it: Nothing on Skyline or secret Ribicoff investment
How did the sprawling Crystal City complex, near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, get its name? In the 1960s, developer
Robert H. Smith dead: Son of the builder who helped inspire the Solomon character
Update, 2:05 p.m., Dec. 31, 2009: Just-posted commentary on the Washington Post’s less-than-complete obit of Robert Smith. – D.R. Robert
Molly Ivins, ‘Red Hot Patriot’: A play and a bio—and some ‘Scandals’-style uppitiness
The late Molly Ivins, subject of a new biography, as well as a forthcoming play called Red Hot Patriot, never
Why Editor & Publisher will NEVER review ‘The Solomon Scandals’
I love newspapers, but I’m not sure if that’s always returned. As a journalist friend put it, quoting a popular
‘Caste and class at the Washington Post’
More than a little hatred of the Internet lingers among certain elite journalists, and not just over copyright issues or
Party crashing in Real Life and ‘The Solomon Scandals’
I’m amused by all this talk about uninvited White House guests: the polo-playing vintner and his blonde, sari-clad wife who
David Rothman at Large 