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Bloomberg's Choice Tuesday December 10, 2013 Just published this op-ed in the Los Angeles Times. We won't realize how much we need a credible press that reports without fear or favor until we lose it, and that is happening gradually so that we may never notice the moment when we pass some fateful tipping point. Journalism is under threat not just from the economics of the digital revolution, but from governments as well (just today, the New York Times reported that Putin has dissolved a state news agency). I like George Orwell's quote on the purpose of journalism, cited by Mikew Schiavenza at the Atlantic, that it consists of printing what someone else does not want printed. Indeed, with every news outlet that dies or succumbs to advertising or political pressure, the bad actors become more free to act with impunity. contact Eugene Linden

Short Take THE MANY LIVES OF A CONSERVATION MASTERPIECE My article on John Perlin's masterpiece,  A Forest Journey, was published by TIME. The book offers an orignal view on the rise and fall of civilliztions, and the book had an epic journey of its own since it was first published. One message of my piece is that even a masterpiece has a rough time staying in print today. read more

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