The Associated Press has just reported the death of journalist and author David Halberstam in a car crash in San Mateo County. Halberstam, 73, was one of the finest investigative reporters to ever work in American journalism, and a personal favorite of mine. 
He began his career covering the Civil Rights movement in the late '50s, and reported from Vietnam in the 1960s. He won a Pulitzer Prize for that reporting in 1964.
My favorites among his books include: "The Powers That Be," about the history and dynamics of media giants -- Time magazine, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and CBS. He also wrote compellingly about baseball, in "The Summer of '49," and "October 1964." One of his most recent efforts was "Firehouse," in which he documented the lives of a group of New York City firefighters, almost all of whom perished on Sept. 11.
He'll be missed.
What sad news! I read some of Halberstam's incredibly compelling Vietnam coverage for an anthropology class last year, and I remember wanting to purchase more of his material. I guess I'll do that now. What a dignified career.
i'll pay homage by tuning in tonight,(pbs, 9:00) to another great journalist; bill moyers. his critique of the corporate media helps explain how we got here....this is a must-see.
I only caught the last part of Moyers' program, but what I saw was awesome! I hope they repeat it so I can see the rest of it.