Published in Peter Osnos’ Platform·PinnedKen Feinberg: How The Hell Does He Do It?Update: “Worth” on Netflix is a successful portrait of a unique process and the people who inhabited it. Major reviewers agree. Movies are movies. The real story is better. Kenneth Feinberg, attorney at law is about to become famous, maybe even very famous. In a new film called “Worth” Feinberg…Movies5 min read
Published in Peter Osnos’ Platform·PinnedJanet Cooke is 66Janet Cooke is 66 April 15, 1981 “Jimmy’s World” was in essence a fabrication. I never encountered or interviewed an 8-year-old heroin addict…I apologize to my newspaper, my profession, the Pulitzer board and all seekers of the truth. Today, in facing up to the truth, I have submitted my resignation. …5 min read
Mar 8War in Europe 2022Craig R. Whitney Vladimir Putin’s atrocious attack against Ukraine is the biggest military and humanitarian catastrophe in Europe since World War II. Putin sent 200,000 Russian troops in to “decapitate” Ukraine’s elected government, to keep the country from ever joining the NATO alliance, and take over — to undo the…Russia17 min read
Published in Peter Osnos’ Platform·Jan 9A Fond and Grateful FarewellWelcome to the finale of Peter Osnos’ Platform on Medium. Starting on January 10, this will become a newsletter appearing regularly on Substack. Here’s the reasoning: Social media and digital delivery are a 21st century phenomenon. It is hard to fully fathom that this now omnipresent means of communication barely…Substack3 min read
Jan 8A Fond and Grateful Farewell….Welcome to the finale of Peter Osnos’ Platform on Medium. Starting January 10th, this newsletter will be appearing regularly on Substack. Here’s the reasoning: Social media and digital delivery are a 21st century phenomenon. It is hard to fully fathom that this now omnipresent means of communication barely existed at…Substack3 min read
Published in Peter Osnos’ Platform·Nov 4, 2021The Justice Department’s lawsuit to block the merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster…The Justice Department’s lawsuit to block the merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster is by any measure a significant matter for book publishing, even though the deal itself is a fraction of the size of, say, Time Warner and AT&T, which went through. Publishing books is a…Publishing Industry6 min read
Published in Peter Osnos’ Platform·Oct 19, 2021Is It Just Age?As 2021 heads through the final quarter of another year scarred by Covid and too many other crises of one kind or another to keep track, there are daily reminders of what is usually attributed to “old age.” The image of Bill Clinton masked and frail on Hillary’s arm leaving…Age3 min read
Published in Peter Osnos’ Platform·Oct 6, 2021Jobs, Gates, Dell, Sinclair (Who?)Jobs, Gates, Dell, Sinclair (Who?) Clive Sinclair, a slender, bespectacled 42-year-old Englishman with a shy smile and a newly fat bank account, sees big changes coming in the world and offers a stunning forecast that, if true, will affect everything we do. …Computers5 min read
Published in Peter Osnos’ Platform·Sep 17, 2021The Obama Birthday Bash and the Modern Post-PresidencyIn this summer of extreme weather, the Delta surge, and the chaos in Afghanistan, Barack Obama’s sixtieth birthday party got major media play, much of it critical because of its scale amid so many national crises. On the other hand, the Obamas were celebrating a major life milestone at their…Obama11 min read
Published in Peter Osnos’ Platform·Jul 8, 2021Is This Time Different?Is This Time Different? On March 15, 1965, before a joint session of Congress, President Lyndon Baines Johnson gave the most memorable speech of his political career. The subject was his plan to submit a voting rights bill. “Our fathers believed that if this noble view of the rights of…News4 min read