Margaret Sullivan
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 )
Margaret Sullivan: Highlights of an election that made history
Many of us came to work at The News Tuesday afternoon with all-too-vivid memories of our Election-Night experience eight years before — on the Election Night that wouldn’t end. (Updated: 02/16/09 11:14 AM )
Margaret Sullivan: News will cover election live on the Web
No matter how it all turns out, Tuesday is going to be a history-making night. (Updated: 02/16/09 11:15 AM )
Margaret Sullivan: Live chats bridge gap between readers, writers
Douglas Turner saw his first newspaper composing room 51 years ago when headlines were still set in a way invented by Gutenberg in 1439. (Updated: 10/12/08 3:15 PM )
Margaret Sullivan: Are the media treating Sarah Palin fairly?
Is Sarah Palin suffering from sexist treatment by a vicious media horde? (Updated: 02/16/09 11:18 AM )
Margaret Sullivan: Handling the Hoyt sex story with restraint
The handsome former senator from Colorado was the Democratic front-runner for president in 1987 when rumors of his womanizing began to plague his campaign. (Updated: 02/16/09 11:18 AM )
Margaret Sullivan: Jerry Sullivan will provide perspective from Beijing
Thinking back over the highlights of the five Olympic Games he has covered for The Buffalo News, Jerry Sullivan comes up with two moments he can never forget. (Updated: 02/16/09 11:19 AM )
Margaret Sullivan: Book lovers share the joy of reading
“Check this one out,” Assistant Managing Editor Susan LoTempio said as she handed me a paperback copy of a memoir called “Infidel” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somalian woman who, after abuse and persecution, becomes an international champion of free speech. (Updated: 02/16/09 11:19 AM )
