"Back when I got into journalism, the idea that a fistfight in a newsroom would turn into a news story was unthinkable," Allen said when reached Monday evening. "The guys in the sports department at the New York Daily News, they had so many, you wouldn’t even look up."
link: Washington Post Style Fistfight Henry Allen, Manuel Roig-Franzia, Monica Hesse
Seems that there's still a bit of passion left in the newsroom -- even if it comes from a cranky old fart. Be sure to go to the Washington City Paper link.
-Paul Knue
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