Talk:Daniel Schorr

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If we are going to (reasonably enough) place him in Category:Watergate figures, shouldn't the article at least mention his role in covering Watergate? -- Jmabel 06:28, Oct 5, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Perhaps. And perhaps not?

"Perhaps earning the envy of journalists half his age"

Weaselly (WP:WEASEL). If we're going to say this (and I don't like it, personally), IMHO needs a cite. -- Writtenonsand 04:51, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Some changes and questions

From the section "The 70s":

"Schorr attracted the anger of the Nixon White House."

How?

From further down that section:

"Famously, Schorr read the list aloud on live TV, surprised to be reading his own name in that context. Schorr won Emmys for news reporting in 1972, 1973, and 1974."

Did he read that entire list (many names) or the "Nixon Enemies List (20 names)?

From "Career as an Elder Statesman of Journalism":

"After Nixon's resignation, Schorr attracted controversy when he received and published the leaked Pike Commission's report about illegal CIA and FBI activities in 1976."

The report is not about illegal CIA and FBI activities taking place in 1976. I've disambiguated it.

At the end of that section:

"A graduate of City College of New York in the 1930s, Schorr's journalism is tinged with a pessimism and sceptical edge of the person or event he is chronicling."

This is tinged with POV -- and it's not very clear. I took it out. --Chris 04:48, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Now you see him; now you don't

CPWinter, you added a photo of Schorr and Scott Simon. Soon thereafter, you deleted it. Why? Was it a copyvio? I'd like to have a good PD photo of the dude on this page.--RattBoy 21:07, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it was a copyvio. I'll contact the source (a subscription-based print magazine) and ask for permission to use it here. --ChrisWinter 18:00, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

OK, I've gotten informal permission. I just need to make sure the owner understands the ramifications of licensing it under (probably) CC-ND and is willing to do that. Awaiting reply to followup message. --ChrisWinter 19:41, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

I've waited about 10 days for that second reply. I'll trust that the original permission was enough. (Here's how I worded it in the caption: "photo: Geneva Collins, Copyright © 2001 Current Publishing Committee. Reproduced by permission.") I've just put back the image link. I'll give Current a heads-up; then if they want to complain, they can. --ChrisWinter 14:29, 30 July 2006 (UTC)