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Esquire's greatest stories
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Hillary story twist and turns
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Sicha on Gawker boss Denton
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HuffPost to fund investigative journalism
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D Mag layoffs, pay cuts
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Forbes layoffs
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(WWD)

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NYP's Obama love
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ProPublica's new prizes
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Former New York Times columnist Anthony Lewis says David Halberstam "had a core integrity that gave him credibility and power, whether he was writing about basketball or Vietnam it carried an enormous amount of weight." He adds: "He was a sweet man -- loyal, kind, thoughtful. I just didn’t know anybody who is a better representation of journalism." The Crimson notes that even as a Harvard undergrad and newspaper staffer, Halberstam's interests couldn't be confined to any one subject. "He wrote stories on a broad variety of topics from the Emmett Till case to Harvard football matches."
> Strupp: Halberstam's comments were always thoughtful, insightful (E&P)
> Baker: He brilliantly found characters to tell his stories (Newsthinking)
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