Romenesko

Inside Higher Ed
Steve Weinberg said no when asked in 2002 to write an institutional history of the University of Missouri Journalism School. "But the dean demonstrated persistence," he writes. "I was sure, though, that my unshakeable demand -- complete editorial independence -- would cause the dean to draw back. I was wrong." Weinberg accepted the assignment, and "what happened over the next five years surprised me, a veteran of seven trade books, over and over."