carl tyson is one of the very best. it is important to appreciate that this is not just a tribute to the best of the past, but we get to the present day, and the art of the reported column, these people who can hit any pitch, carl tyson is a great example. he is a humorous, writes about crime, politics, unflinching, and he is one of a very, very best writing today. ♪ also from miami. >> next call comes from west virginia. hello. go read. >> i. i am fascinated by the journalists of the date -- late 19th and early 20th-century. the five -- writing was so vibrant, and some of the reporting it, especially from the first world war is may be some of the greatest ever read. i read something incredible. it was a writer, i believe, an american writer who went to an austrian hospital before the u.s. into the war. some of the most moving writing that i've ever read about any wartime experience. i wonder if you mention any of those, and especially john reed. i remember one column, and i am not sure when he wrote this. speaking abou