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My own special relationship with America began at an early age. My father, a fellow journalist, named me after Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

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Lionel Barber

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I was filling entire school notebooks with stories by Grade 3. Of course, they were double-spaced, and the handwriting was huge.

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In hindsight, Watergate was a curse as well as a blessing for American journalism. The courageous reporting of the ‘Post’ and the ‘New York Times’ – coupled with the favourable Supreme Court rulings on publication of the Pentagon Papers – were landmarks for the interpretation of First Amendment rights and the freedom of the press.

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May 6, 2024

In hindsight, Watergate was a curse as well as a blessing for American journalism. The courageous reporting of the ‘Post’ and the ‘New York Times’ – coupled with the favourable Supreme Court rulings on publication of the Pentagon Papers – were landmarks for the interpretation of First Amendment rights and the freedom of the press.

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May 6, 2024

I was filling entire school notebooks with stories by Grade 3. Of course, they were double-spaced, and the handwriting was huge.

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