Margaret Sullivan
Margaret Sullivan: Political endorsements provide a reality check
The Buffalo News, its critics will be quick to tell you, is one of those ultra-liberal newspapers. Its editorial page is way left of center and it hasn’t endorsed a Republican for any office since William Howard Taft. (Updated: 11/02/09 11:05 AM )
Margaret Sullivan: Obama should support strong federal shield law
In an ideal world, every piece of journalism would be based on information from sources that are openly named and fully identified. (Updated: 10/22/09 12:31 PM )
Margaret Sullivan: Mayor, stop stonewalling and release records
Mayor Brown, a simple expectation: Obey the law. Investigative reporter James Heaney filed requests months ago, under the state’s Freedom of Information Law, for city records that are unquestionably the rightful property of the people who elected you. (Updated: 08/10/09 6:43 AM )
Margaret Sullivan: Readers invited to comment on stories
We’re ready for you to talk back. As of Wednesday, if all goes as planned, The News Web site will begin featuring “commenting” on nearly all of our stories. That means that if Jerry Sullivan’s column makes your blood boil, or you want to dish about City Hall politics, or vehemently disagree with Jeff Miers’ latest concert review, you can make your opinions known to the world. (Updated: 07/17/09 10:58 AM )
Margaret Sullivan: News staff to cover Flight 3407 hearings
Who—or what—was to blame for the horrifying crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 on Feb. 12? (Updated: 05/11/09 9:59 AM )
Margaret Sullivan: ‘Books for Kids’ drive is changing lives
Can giving books to needy children change their lives for the better? (Updated: 04/09/09 4:36 PM )
Margaret Sullivan on the future of The Buffalo News
Maybe this is what Mark Twain had in mind when he quipped, “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” (Updated: 03/23/09 12:19 PM )
Margaret Sullivan: News staff employs all-out effort to cover crash
How does a sleepy weeknight turn into an adrenaline-fueled, sleep-deprived, no-holds-barred marathon? It begins with a flicker of information, perhaps five words: “A plane hit a house.” And it grows from there. (Updated: 02/22/09 8:35 AM )
Margaret Sullivan: Under Obama, information may be freer again
The rookie congressman was frustrated. Rep. John E. Moss was a champion of consumers’ rights but, as he tried to do his job for his constituents, he couldn’t shake loose the government information he needed. (Updated: 02/09/09 3:03 PM )
Margaret Sullivan: News gearing up to cover Obama’s inauguration
Presidential inauguration days are sometimes uplifted by poetry, and sometimes marred by embarrassment. Abraham Lincoln gave us “mystic chords of memory” in 1861, and, 100 years later at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, Robert Frost reminded us that “The land was ours before we were the land’s.” (Updated: 02/16/09 11:14 AM )
Margaret Sullivan: Newspapers struggling to reinvent themselves
What in the world is happening to the newspaper business? Consider the events of the past weeks. (Updated: 02/16/09 11:17 AM )