Some of the paper's longtime journalists were not offered jobs.

Mr. Zhao, a longtime journalist, has been in custody for nearly 21 months without being brought before a court.

Some longtime journalists say they fear that the divergent standards of different media have begun to commingle.

"The two cultures don't even intersect," said Jerry Flint, a longtime automotive journalist.

The former presidential candidate and longtime journalist has a mission, of course.

The staff - a mix of seasoned pediatricians and longtime journalists - worked for stock while new cash was sought.

Calandra was also a longtime journalist for many newspapers and wire services.

"The most important thing about this conference is that we are meeting at all," said Aleksandar Nenadovic, a longtime Serbian journalist.

But as a longtime journalist, I knew that real people leave real traces and that any life is interesting when looked at close up.