The Disadvantages of New Journalism

Bob Greene: Does new journalism stand as something that improved the tradition of American journalism or has harmed it? He says there's so many people who want to follow Dydian's footsteps and do it in Tom Wolf's footsteps. There were no gatekeepers left and there were no editors, he says; now everyone can post on a website. Greene: Even if you have really talented writers, almost no publications anymore can say "I'm going to give you an expense account"