WORDmeister says: We missed the chance to link journalism to today’s International Women’s “Day Without a Woman” Strike. Re-do.
The Right Question
—Helen Thomas (1920-2013), longtime centerpiece of White House press corps. NYTimes obit.
• Editorial Comment: Exactly the right kind of question for the International Woman’s Day Strike.
• Extra: “Here’s What a Day Without Women Would Really Look Like,” TIME, March 7, 2017
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