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Journalist John Nichols pays tribute to the investigative journalist, media critic, editor and educator Ben Bagdikian, who has died at the age of 96. Bagdikian wrote the 1983 book “The Media Monopoly, ...

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During a career that included a Pulitzer Prize, journalist Ben Bagdikian helped publish the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War, and explored the consolidation of the media industry. And he had a ...

BERKELEY, Calif. — Ben H. Bagdikian, a renowned journalist, newspaper executive, media critic and professor who helped publish the Pentagon Papers and for decades was a passionate voice for ...

“But over 70 to 80 years, pre-broadcasting, as newspapers became a major source of news, there developed a kind of discipline and meticulous editing,” says media critic and former j-school dean Ben ...

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Ben Bagdikian in 1976. His topics included civil rights and prisons to the Pentagon Papers. Richard Barnes A journalist and news media critic, Mr. Bagdikian became a celebrated voice of conscience for ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Ben H. Bagdikian, a renowned journalist, newspaper executive, media critic and professor who helped publish the Pentagon Papers and for decades was a passionate voice for ...