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Jimmy Breslin: not an enemy of the people

Donald Trump's attack on the media is a reminder that journalism is worth protecting.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jimmy Breslin, pictured here at the 2008 Brooklyn Book Festival, died on Sunday at the age of 88. David Shankbone photograph courtesy of Wikimedia.

BY LISA VAN DUSEN

March 22, 2017

MONTREAL—I was reminded Sunday of an applause line Joe Biden used during the 2012 presidential campaign to sum up the state of America: “Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive.” Pondering the news coming across my Twitter feed, it seemed the line required updating. “Jimmy Bresli...

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