Well, what happened is that I had been the subject of vicious attacks by Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh. Robert Scheer attackbillhappen Change image and share on social
What passes for investigative journalism is finding somebody with their pants down - literally or otherwise. Robert Scheer findinvestigativejournalism Change image and share on social
The decision came from the publisher. It certainly was cleared by Chicago. And then they come out with these fine sounding words about relation to readers and their obligation. It has nothing to do with that. Robert Scheer chicagocleardecision share on social
Much of what candidates have to do is raise money and appeal to constituencies or interest groups that can provide that money. Robert Scheer appealcandidateconstituency Change image and share on social
We talk about a free press. These people hide, they make a lot of money off the media. They hide behind the slogans of free press, and then they can come out with crap like that. It's just garbage. It's insulting to the readers. Robert Scheer crapfreegarbage share on social
I've been with the paper for almost 30 years. Robert Scheer havepaperyear Change image and share on social
I teach at USC, and it's obvious to anyone who teaches college students that they don't cover much modern history and certainly not the modern presidency. Robert Scheer collegecoverhistory Change image and share on social
Even with the best of intentions, even when they're very smart and knowledgeable - as opposed to George W., who is neither - it doesn't seem to matter. Robert Scheer georgeintentionknowledgeable Change image and share on social
And the big issue here, I think, is that the publisher took over the editorial pages, a guy named Jeff Johnson. He's an accountant from Chicago, doesn't know anything about what newspapers are supposed to be about, and he made a decision to get rid of the column. Robert Scheer accountantbigchicago share on social