So this guy, Jeff Johnson, who is an accountant who cares nothing at all about a free press and cares nothing about journalism, he's a right winger who supported the war, you know, who two years ago told people he couldn't stand a word that I wrote. Robert Scheer accountantagocare share on social
And new people come in, and it doesn't go along with their politics, and they fire me, end the column, silence a voice in Los Angeles. They can't silence it nationally, but they are able to do it there. Robert Scheer angelescolumnend share on social
They know that the column resonates in the community. They know that people like it, and yet they don't have room for one column once week that consistently got it right. Robert Scheer columncommunityconsistently 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
When Howard Dean started saying some honest things, they hung him. Robert Scheer deanhanghonest Change image and 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
What passes for investigative journalism is finding somebody with their pants down - literally or otherwise. Robert Scheer findinvestigativejournalism Change image and share on social
