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I am a professor at Cape Cod Community College and and a member of a Buddhist order. After a 30-year career as a newspaper reporter and editor I became a full-time professor in 2001. I am the author of the textbooks "The Elements of News Writing" and "The Elements of Academic Writing." I enjoy running, hiking and camping. I have two grown sons and two grandchildren.

Monday, August 08, 2005

I'll miss Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings was a fine journalist, and his loss is a loss to the world of journalism as well as a loss to his family, friends, colleagues and viewers. Former President Clinton made some excellent observations about how intelligent his questions were.

Once again, I would question the Cape Cod Times story judgment. The story of his death ended up on Page 2, instead of Page 1, where it belonged. I wonder if the person in the slot on Sunday night didn't want to change the pre-planned layout when the news of Jennings' death broke late Sunday night. Having been in that situation, I know those are tough calls to make. I made plenty of wrong decisions in my time in the slot.

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