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Journalism has lost a friend Almost two decades ago, I had the opportunity to meet Bob Greene, the former Newsday reporter and editor who helped bring excitement and credibility to Long Island's only daily. Over the years, we worked on many journalism projects together, most to support, educate, guide and inspire young journalists. If there is one word that sums up my view of Bob Greene, it is generous. He was a man who achieved great success in his field. He won a Pulitzer prize, wrote books and was regarded as one of the finest investigative reporters in the country. Yet, he always had time to help otherstruggling reporters. Greene thought nothing of getting up early on a Saturday morning to give a lecture to fresh-faced journalism students, or to conduct a workshop for weekly reporters. He always offered encouragement to those toiling in low-paying, high-demanding jobs at newspapers, and reminded them that the work they were doing was important and meaningful.
Bob Greene, who died last week at 78, was undoubtedly a demanding boss and a tough adversary to those who lived in the shadows of the right and the just. He never seemed to lose, however, his faith in people, and his belief that journalism was an honorable profession as long as it was practiced by honorable men and women.
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