Benjamin Franklin is one of the true forebears of the American newspaper industry, but that’s only partly due to his role as creator of The Pennsylvania Gazette. Actually, today’s newspapers are more like a different Franklin invention: the...

You may think this column offers a chance for this newspaper to finally explore, in depth, the sex life of Tiger Woods, some of which apparently hasn’t yet been fully revealed in the tabloids and on cable TV. Or maybe it’s here that we can get...

Nothing stirs people’s political views like a president or presidential candidate. And, for the media’s part, no one person or entity gets as much or as serious coverage. That’s why Tuesday, when I got below call, I was — at turns — fascinated and...

There seems to be an insatiable appetite for half-informed political commentary these days. Thus we hear that Lou Dobbs is considering a run for president, or maybe a bid for a U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey as a warm-up for a campaign against...

From Tena Tyler and Carol DeMare: For the first time, our planned coverage of a trial includes social media. Reporter Robert Gavin, who is covering the felony corruption trial of former state Senator Joseph L. Bruno, is tweeting updates from the...