When Journalists Became Propagandists

As a former newspaper reporter, of 35 years standing, count me saddened

This is a difficult column to write. I was a journalist once, covering the Reagan White House, the State Department of James A. Baker III, the Congress of Tip 'O’Neill and New Gingrich for USA Today, and later, for the Los Angeles Times, where I co-authored a political blog called Top of the Ticket. My favorite assignment was writing advanced obituaries…