Friday, February 05, 2010
David Horowitz, America's Foremost Expert on Howard Zinn
NPR apologizes for their Zinn obit, which someone mentioned in comments a few days ago:
Writing an obituary can be a challenging assignment because it is often the last thing that will be said about someone, and the subject can no longer speak on his own behalf. It must be fair. It must provide context and it must tell warts and all -- all in a limited space.
Critics are right that NPR was not respectful of Zinn. It would have been better to wait a day and find a more nuanced critic -- as the Washington Post did two days after Zinn died --than rushing a flawed obituary on air.
