But this one, expertly directed by TheaterWorks's producing artistic director, Rob Ruggiero, goes beyond the personal to explore the moral ambiguities of journalism, a subject that both producers and consumers of the news media tend to avoid.
Georgina Howell, the interviewer and writer, flourished during the golden age of journalism, when subjects would allow a journalist into their lives over a period of days, even weeks, rather than giving half an hour in a hotel room under the supervision of a PR.
In the absence of profitable alternatives, it may be that expensive, worthy journalism on subjects like the war in Iraq will increasingly be supported by charity.The spread of digital cameras has also enabled ordinary people to file pictures and news reports directly.
Similarly, Shapiro isn't criticizing anyone in particular, but he said that submitting to the shrinking number of magazines that support long-form journalism means subjecting yourself to the taste of individual editors.
By Martin Amis's estimation, some of the excursions of the New Journalism seem "as long as Middlemarch", but freedom from restrictive word or page counts could also be extended to the old journalism, if the subject matter demanded it.
The Times continues to do excellent journalism on many subjects, including national security.
In my subject, journalism, I've learned it's easier to start early, get your name out there and get as much experience as you possibly can.
But if climate change is so immense that needs a complete culture change, then doesn't campaigning journalism on this subject smack of propaganda?
But Mr. Koppel and his longtime executive producer, Tom Bettag, have fought another good fight on behalf of in-depth television journalism about a subject of true import.
She's lying in fifth, after the two events so far, and you can read some proper journalism on the subject here.
