Romenesko

Harvard Crimson
Former New York Times columnist Anthony Lewis says David Halberstam "had a core integrity that gave him credibility and power, whether he was writing about basketball or Vietnam it carried an enormous amount of weight." He adds: "He was a sweet man -- loyal, kind, thoughtful. I just didn’t know anybody who is a better representation of journalism." The Crimson notes that even as a Harvard undergrad and newspaper staffer, Halberstam's interests couldn't be confined to any one subject. "He wrote stories on a broad variety of topics from the Emmett Till case to Harvard football matches."
> Strupp: Halberstam's comments were always thoughtful, insightful (E&P)
> Baker: He brilliantly found characters to tell his stories (Newsthinking)
> Meacham: "He loved the country and had high hopes for it" (Newsweek)
> Albom: Why Halberstam was important to the sports pages (Freep)
> He'd like to be remembered for generosity to peers, young people (BG)
> Squires: "I'm devastated. It's a great loss for the country." (Tennessan)
> Friedman: Meeting him was one of the high points of my career (MW)
> "Although he could have, David never pulled journalistic rank" (ST)
> "The work he was proudest of was his trilogy on war," says wife (NYT)
> Halberstam's 2005 speech at Columbia U. | He spoke last month at IU