Deadline Artists: America’s Greatest Newspaper Columns

Newspapers in America have always been the crucible where our passions and debates are tried by the only judge this nation respects: public opinion. At a time of great transition in the news media, Deadline Artists celebrates the relevance of the newspaper column through the simple power of excellent writing. It is an inspiration for a new generation of writers--whether their medium is print or digital-looking to learn from the best of their predecessors. Contributors include: Jimmy Breslin, Mike Royko, Murray Kempton, Ernie Pyle, Peggy Noonan, Thomas L. Friedman, David Brooks, Mitch Albom, Dorothy Thompson, Ernest Hemingway, Benjamin Franklin, Fanny Fern, Richard Harding Davis, Grantland Rice, Will Rogers, Orson Welles, Langston Hughes, Woody Guthrie, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt, H.L. Mencken, Ben Hecht, Westbrook Pegler, Heywood Broun, Damon Runyon, W. C. Heinz, Jimmy Cannon, Red Smith, Russell Baker, Art Buchwald, William F. Buckley, Hunter S. Thompson, Pete Dexter, Carl Hiaasen, Dave Barry, Leonard Pitts, Anna Quindlen, Thomas Boswell, Tony Kornheiser, Kathleen Parker, Maureen Dowd, Bob Herbert, Michael Kinsley, Cynthia Tucker, George Will, Jack Newfield, Mike Barnicle, Pete Hamill and Steve Lopez.

JOHN AVLON is a senior columnist for ＂Newsweek＂ and ＂The Daily Beast＂ as well as a CNN contributor. He is the author of ＂Independent Nation ＂ and ＂Wingnuts.＂ Previously, Avlon was the chief speechwriter for New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani as well as a columnist and associate editor for ＂The New York Sun.＂
JESSE ANGELO is Editor-in-Chief of ＂The Daily,＂ the first national news brand built from scratch for the iPad and other emerging platforms, as well as Executive Editor of the ＂New York Post.＂ A native New Yorker, Angelo worked as a reporter for ＂The Sun＂ in London and the ＂Daily Telegraph＂ in Sydney before joining the ＂Post＂ in 1999. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College.
ERROL LOUIS is the host of ＂Inside City Hall＂ on NY1. Previously he was a ＂Daily News＂ columnist, and he was named Best Columnist & Radio Show Host by the ＂Village Voice＂ in 2010. He is a CNN contributor.