[This article originally appeared in the April 1962 issue of Nieman Reports.] In “Absolom, Absolom!,” one of William Faulkner’s great Gothic novels of Yoknapatawpha county, Quinten Compson goes to Harvard and is questioned endlessly by his Canadian roommate and others: … Read more
Spin Cycle: How the White House and the Media Manipulate the News Howard Kurtz Touchstone. 327 Pages. $14 pb.Those looking for a balanced, critical appraisal of press performance in the Monica … Read more
