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Because
R.W. (Johnny) Apple Jr. belonged to no specific era, only to himself, says
Richard Holbrooke. "But the journalistic standards he stood for are eroding under the assault of the 24-hour news cycle and the endless stream of mostly unprocessed data and rumor and commentary, all mixed into one messy stew (Johnny would say 'cassoulet')," he writes. "By the end of his career he was no longer the high-expense-account enfant terrible everyone remembers. He had become one of the last defenders of standards whose loss will be very costly to all of us." || Tributes by
Jack Germond,
Julia Reed and
H. Brandt Ayers.
