James Barrett Reston (November 3, 1909 - December 6, 1995) (nicknamed "Scotty") was a prominent American journalist whose career spanned the mid 1930s to the early 1990s. Associated for many years with "The New York Times", he became perhaps the most powerful, influential, and widely-read journalist of his era. Wikipedia
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The death of long-time New York Times reporter, editor and columnist James Reston on Dec. 6, 1995 was followed by an outpouring of accolades to the "influential," "respected," "giant" and "non-pareil" journalist. www.fair.org/extra/9603/reston.html