It could fairly be said that America, during the Bush years, has entered an Age of Denial - arguably the first stage of a nation's decline.

The fact is, unlike a lot of writers, I credit the people who help me. A lot of writers out there have a ton of researchers and they don't get credited in the book.

My suggestion to newspapers everywhere is to give the public a reason to read them again. So here's an idea: get on a big story with widespread public appeal, devote your best resources to it, say a quiet prayer, and swing for the fences.

Magazine stories, the best ones anyway, are generally a combination of three elements: access, narrative, and disclosure.

In this age of 24-7 headlines, the term 'newsweekly' seems almost quaint.

As any editor will tell you, startling newsroom revelations are generally met with queries about where the information came from and how the reporter got it. Seriously startling revelations are followed by the vetting of libel lawyers.

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