1.0Nieman Storyboardhttps://niemanstoryboard.orgcommonmediahttps://niemanstoryboard.org/author/commonmedia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Ec25HnfOdv"><a href="https://niemanstoryboard.org/2022/07/14/francis-x-clines-obituary-reporting-writing/">A tribute to the consummate reporter/writer: Francis X. Clines</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://niemanstoryboard.org/2022/07/14/francis-x-clines-obituary-reporting-writing/embed/#?secret=Ec25HnfOdv" width="600" height="338" title="“A tribute to the consummate reporter/writer: Francis X. Clines” — Nieman Storyboard" data-secret="Ec25HnfOdv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://niemanstoryboard.org/wp/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://niemanstoryboard.org/app/uploads/2024/03/FrancisXClines-scaled-e1657826185648.jpeg650867EDITOR’S NOTE: This tribute is shared with permission from our friends at The Poynter Institute. rank Clines arrived at The New York Times in 1958, one year before the death of that most brilliant Times writer Meyer Berger. It was the greatest replenishment of talent the Big Apple had seen since Mickey Mantle replaced Joe […]