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Michael

Farewell to a stalwart of journalism and civility, Mark Shields
Sad news of a loss in the world of broadcast journalism. A mainstay and "national treasure", known to many of us as a voice of integrity and principle, with respect for both facts and context. Great chemistry on PBS (McNeil/Lehrer) NewsHour, over many years.
(Shields & Gigot, Shields & Brooks, etc.).

Honoring Mark Shields and his decades of political analysis

#RestInPeace #MarkShields #journalist #PBSNewsHour #obit

Honoring Mark Shields and his decades of political analysis

For more than 30 years, Mark Shields has provided critical context and perspective to some of the most historic moments in American politics. He became a weekly guest on "The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour" during the 1988 presidential election, bringing...

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Michael

Sniff sniff....

Goodbye 1th Hour with Brian Williams
From staunch, arrogant, and humbled anchorman to panel-master and sardonic humorist in difficult times, you will be missed.
(Maddow going too, Cuomo gone, turnover in the cable news/analysis ranks. Age 61, he got some mighty praise from historians and journalists on his last show tonight. Not shuffled off his mortal coil, only leaving TV-land to explore life. Hope he keeps his humor!

And the other loss (amid a very bad time in general for losses) was in fact a death, but at a ripe old age: Lina Wertmuller, one of my favorite directors in the day, student of Fellini who had her characters jumping off the screen and captivating, as with one all-time favorite, Swept Away, with two great actors and a sharp look at both sexism and classism with a "spoiled rich bitch" tourist barking orders to an "ignorant fisherman" on a yacht, until they are shipwrecked. An epic battle ensues, and an exposition on both natural order (alphas, love, and romance) and the human spirit. Fine movie. Great film-maker. Rest in peace, end scene... swept away into cinema history.

#RIP #Obit #LinaWertmuller #SweptAway #BrianWilliams #FilmHistory #movies #GiancarloGiannini, #MariangelaMelato

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