October 8, 1999

Historian Says Interpretation and Revisionism Have Become Dirty Words; Oxford U. Press Plans First Complete Overhaul of Its Weighty Dictionary

The cabdriver as Voice-of-the-People is one of the most common tropes of modern journalism, so readers will be excused for thinking the following account contrived (it is not): Sitting in a cab the other day, a Chronicle reporter was asked by the driver what his occupation was. On hearing that it was journalism, the driver scoffed and asked what the reporter covered. And on hearing that his beat included, among other things, the work of historians,

Digital or Print Subscription

Web Pass

Already have an account? Log In Now.