Earl Moses, a 'true newsman' and respected Sun-Times editor, dies at 94

Earl Moses, a 'true newsman' and respected Sun-Times editor, dies at 94

A reporter is supposed to cover the story. Not be the story. And one local newspaper typically doesn't report on the entry-level staff hires of another.But Earl Moses Jr. getting a job was news."News Breaks Ice, Employs Negro Reporter," a headline proclaimed in the Indianapolis Recorder, a Black weekly, on Jan. 26, 1956. Opinion bug Opinion The article begins, breathlessly:"The Indianapolis News has employed a young Negro as a full-time member o…

Earl Moses, a ‘true newsman’ and respected Sun-Times editor, dies at 94

A reporter is supposed to cover the story. Not be the story. And one local newspaper typically doesn’t report on the entry-level staff hires of another. But Earl Moses Jr. getting a job was news. “News Breaks Ice, Employs Negro Reporter,” a headline proclaimed in the Indianapolis Recorder, a Black weekly, on Jan. 26, 1956. Opinion bug Opinion The article begins, breathlessly: “The Indianapolis News has employed a young Negro as a full-time memb…