Bill's OPC Blog

In an era in which billionaires pillage major newspapers with impunity, it may be easy to forget that the media has traditionally played a vital role in American democracy — that of the Fourth Estate. Read more...

Damon Darlin, 56, who has enjoyed one of the great runs in international journalism, working for a wide variety of publications in an incredible variety of major cities, has been appointed international business editor at The New York Times and will be relocating from San Francisco to New York to assume his new responsibilities. Read more...

Top executives at major news companies are reshaping their organizations in ways that may compromise long-standing commitments to journalistic excellence. But media organizations have a responsibility to society — and to democracy — to lead on the issues and not simply respond to whatever is trending on the Internet at the moment. Read more...

The success of North Korea's missile test will likely cause a political shift to the right in Japan and South Korea and continued military buildups in both U.S. allies. But perhaps the biggest effect of the long-distance test is the recognition that two decades of American policy toward Pyongyang have failed. Read more...

The success of North Korea's missile test will likely cause a political shift to the right in Japan and South Korea and continued military buildups in both U.S. allies. But perhaps the biggest effect of the long-distance test is the recognition that two decades of American policy toward Pyongyang have failed. Read more...

The success of North Korea's missile test will likely cause a political shift to the right in Japan and South Korea and continued military buildups in both U.S. allies. But perhaps the biggest effect of the long-distance test is the recognition that two decades of American policy toward Pyongyang have failed. Read more...

Jean H. Lee, the AP bureau chief in Pyongyang offered an audience at Columbia University a series of AP pictures of apparent change in North Korea. Amusement parks and mini golf courses have popped up. A department store sells Minnie Mouse bras and platform shoes. But do these  changes portend that Kim Jong-un is going to make sweeping changes in North Korea? Read more...

Jean H. Lee, the AP bureau chief in Pyongyang offered an audience at Columbia University a series of AP pictures of apparent change in North Korea. Amusement parks and mini golf courses have popped up. A department store sells Minnie Mouse bras and platform shoes. But do these  changes portend that Kim Jong-un is going to make sweeping changes in North Korea? Read more...

Jean H. Lee, the AP bureau chief in Pyongyang offered an audience at Columbia University a series of AP pictures of apparent change in North Korea. Amusement parks and mini golf courses have popped up. A department store sells Minnie Mouse bras and platform shoes. But do these  changes portend that Kim Jong-un is going to make sweeping changes in North Korea? Read more...

I’ll never forget trying to get into Afghanistan in January 1980. Like other journos, I went up to Peshawar, Pakistan, and then hitched a ride to the border at Torkham. The border was closed, and the last American correspondent who had gotten through was Bradley Martin of the Baltimore Sun. I thought to myself, “he must be a hell of a guy.” Read more...

I’ll never forget trying to get into Afghanistan in January 1980. Like other journos, I went up to Peshawar, Pakistan, and then hitched a ride to the border at Torkham. The border was closed, and the last American correspondent who had gotten through was Bradley Martin of the Baltimore Sun. I thought to myself, “he must be a hell of a guy.” Read more...

I’ll never forget trying to get into Afghanistan in January 1980. Like other journos, I went up to Peshawar, Pakistan, and then hitched a ride to the border at Torkham. The border was closed, and the last American correspondent who had gotten through was Bradley Martin of the Baltimore Sun. I thought to myself, “he must be a hell of a guy.” Read more...

Three recent reshufflings in the media world continue a trend of promoting people who don't necessarily understand what quality journalism is. Read more...

Three recent reshufflings in the media world continue a trend of promoting people who don't necessarily understand what quality journalism is. Read more...

Three recent reshufflings in the media world continue a trend of promoting people who don't necessarily understand what quality journalism is. Read more...

Holland one of the most successful countries. With only 16 million people, the Dutch obviously have to cooperate with each other to survive. There is a real economic vitality to the place, based in part on Amsterdam's ability to attract talented foreign expatriates from all over the world. Read more...

Holland one of the most successful countries. With only 16 million people, the Dutch obviously have to cooperate with each other to survive. There is a real economic vitality to the place, based in part on Amsterdam's ability to attract talented foreign expatriates from all over the world. Read more...

Holland one of the most successful countries. With only 16 million people, the Dutch obviously have to cooperate with each other to survive. There is a real economic vitality to the place, based in part on Amsterdam's ability to attract talented foreign expatriates from all over the world. Read more...

The New York Times has published its second-in-a-series of articles about Japan's economy and what the Americans have to learn from the bursting of its financial bubble nearly two decades ago. It has taken almost two weeks for the Times to print the second in a series, which is unusual timing.  Read more...

The New York Times has published its second-in-a-series of articles about Japan's economy and what the Americans have to learn from the bursting of its financial bubble nearly two decades ago. It has taken almost two weeks for the Times to print the second in a series, which is unusual timing.  Read more...