My dad, who worked next to Helen Thomas at the WH, remembers her as "the embodiment of what reporters used to be -- tireless, ferocious ..."
@StevenHerbert -- I hope he isn't ready to disown the one he fathered.
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@jonallendc It could be argued today's reporters are better than in Kennedy era, maybe even the Nixon era, including being better educated. -
@StevenHerbert it could also be argued that the professionalization of journalism has costs as well as benefits. -
@jonallendc What are the costs of the professionalization of journalism? -
@StevenHerbert too long a conversation for Twitter -- besides Helen Thomas was a college graduate in the early '40s.
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@jonallendc Was your father reporting on the White House when Kennedy was president and reporters didn't report on Kennedy's indiscretions? - End of conversation
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