http://terencefsmith.com media, politics, sports Mon, 06 May 2013 14:09:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Columbia Journalism Review “Give us this day our daily plinth,” my father, Red Smith, and his pal, Joe Palmer, the racing columnist, would pray, one with a scotch and soda in hand, the other bourbon and branch water, as they convened in Palmer’s book-lined study at the end of a day. ... http://terencefsmith.com/?p=6529 http://www.cjr.org/critical_eye/the_natural.php http://terencefsmith.com/?p=6528 From Library of America: "American Pastimes: The Very Best of RedSmith." Introduction: Dan Okrent Afterword: Terence Smith Pub date: May 2, 2013 http://terencefsmith.com/?p=6527 Hall of Fame Dinner Announcement NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell, Washington Post sports columnist Thomas Boswell, author and political journalist Haynes Johnson and New York Times/CBS News/PBS correspondent Terence Smith will be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the D.C. Pro Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists, on June 11, 2013. The ... http://terencefsmith.com/?p=6522 For more than 100 years, the National Press Club has been neutral ground: an agreeable watering hole a few blocks from the White House where presidents and potentates have held forth on issues of the day. Sometimes, they even make news. But yesterday, the NPC got played by the NRA. The ... http://terencefsmith.com/?p=6521 As newspapers and magazines stumble along the rocky road from print to digital, two recent signposts seem to point the way forward: Time Warner’s decision to spin off Time Inc., its magazine division, and Newsweek’s termination of its print edition after 80 years of continuous publication. The ... http://terencefsmith.com/?p=6520 Today, March 19, 2013, is a tragic anniversary. With one exception: It is the 10th birthday of my dog, Red, a fine Borzoi, who is a splendid companion and steady friend. Happy Birthday, Red. But it is the 10th anniversary of the unjustified, immoral, wrong-headed, foolish, ill-conceived and flat-out wrong ... http://terencefsmith.com/?p=6519 Tom Brokaw had it right on NBC’s Meet The Press when he described the war of words between White House aide Gene Sperling and journalist Bob Woodward as “a speck that became a sandstorm overnight.” Overblown is the word for it, since Sperling clearly was not threatening Woodward when he wrote ... http://terencefsmith.com/?p=6517 Crisis fatigue: we’ve all got it. With good reason. Last year it was the Debt Ceiling standoff. At New Year’s, it was the famous Fiscal Cliff. Now it is the awkwardly-named Sequester. A month from now, the threatened shutdown of government. After that, the debt ceiling. Again. In ... http://terencefsmith.com/?p=6516 With a splendid second inauguration behind him, Barack Obama sits down at his desk this morning to grapple with a huge agenda of problems and opportunities, challenges and openings, dangers and adventures at home and abroad. “America’s possibilities are limitless,” the President proclaimed yesterday beneath a blue sky and bright sun, ... http://terencefsmith.com/?p=6514