As you go about life, you come across much information from numerous sources. One thing I’ve learned is to be highly selective about what information upon which I place any value. I was fortunate to work with Dan Hagen in the newspaper business in the 1980s. I know the quality of his work and insights. …

The passing of Bill Hamel, whose 45-year career at the Journal Gazette and Times-Courier was consequential in multiple ways, elicits memories of the changing newspaper landscape through the years. In a column in February 2002, Hamel revisited some of the highlights, beginning with memories of his father’s era, which started in 1926 (his father was …