Word: bartnett
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...morning last week, Reporter Malcolm Johnson was awakened by the jangle of the telephone. The boss was on the line. Edmond Bartnett, city editor of the New York Sun, wanted Reporter Johnson to hustle right down to the office, two hours earlier than usual. "Mr. Speed has an assignment for you," said Bartnett mysteriously. "It's a tough...
Habits & Tropical Fish. Under the Dewarts, nothing changed. Executive Editor Speed continued to "mister" his staffers, including City Editor Bartnett, though 60% of them had worked for the Sun for 15 years or more. When he entered the museumlike quiet of the too-neat city room, Speed snuffed out his cigarette because that was the rule in Mr. Munsey's day, and "habits are hard to break...