Fairwell to a journalist

Thanks to Matt Walsh for texting me the sad news of the passing of Marist College alum and longtime Newsday Long Island newspaper columnist Ed Lowe. Here is a link to the article.

I never met Lowe, and in fact was initially confused by the text until I recalled who he was and what he wrote. Lowe was one of the last of a breed of old-time journalists who practiced true "community journalism" at big-time newspapers. His down-home, folksy writing style endeared him to many. In this day and age of newspaper Web sites, news Web sites, blogs, and the ubiquitous, 24/7 news cycle, the idea waiting for the actual newspaper made of ink and paper to be delivered to your door, and wanting to see what your hometown columnist had to say ... well, it's kind of a quaint, old-fashioned notion that maybe has gone out of style.

I'm pretty certain that Mr. Lowe had a big and loyal Long Island following, and so I mention it here, since many readers of this blog have Long Island roots.