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Barthelme uses a somewhat blunter instrument in Robert Kennedy Saved from Drowning, a character study of the politician composed of paragraphs and fragments of popular journalism. Press cliches and pseudo quotes from the candidate are alternated until Kennedy himself seems little more than a collage of newsprint. The story is an exhilarating experiment in the dynamics of hero-making, though its effectiveness depends too obviously on which way the reader's political bias leans...
...Israelite. He will merge it with the Nation, for which he will write a column. Health and financial problems caused him to give up the Charlotte, N.C., tabloid; in the last six years he has lost $65,000. "A man can open a Cadillac franchise for less money than newsprint and printing-labor cost," he wrote in his final issue. He added that he has also been losing his readership. "To the generation that succeeded mine, stories about the Lower East Side are like stories about the moon." Nor does he feel that wit is the useful weapon it once...
Russia is clearly feeling growing displeasure and frustration about its bothersome ally. The same day that Castro's court returned its conviction, Granma cut the size of its daily edition from eight pages to a mere four; the cut reflected a reduction in the supplies of newsprint that Russia sends to Cuba...
...make the most of a tree. To utilize waste wood chips and sawdust, Hansberger quickly expanded into pulp and paper production. He added fine paper making by buying Columbia River Paper Co. in 1962, kraft wrapping paper by purchasing Crown Zellerbach's St. Helens paper division in 1964, newsprint and wood-fiber insulation board by picking up Minnesota & Ontario Paper...
Reston's basic criticism of the press is that too much newsprint is being devoted to a mass of seemingly unrelated facts--hard news--and too little to analysis of the cause and development of our foreign policy. Newspapers should no longer concern themselves exclusively with the scoop, Reston argues; radio and television can handle speed reporting and bring the people to the scene of the crime. Instead papers should give reflective and background articles higher priority...