i am nicholas lemann, this is event to celebrate the publication of sub one. i'm certain it will soon be if it is not a data standard issue as american journalism for many years to come by this gentleman, christopher b. daly, professor of journalism at boston university and an old friend of mine. to give you some idea of how far back we go, when a new chris, there is a lot of harriet pierre and no hair down here. .. >> he add one of the greatest impact on the field. became to this country under trying circumstances as a recruit to the union army in the middle of this over what -- civil war and the army was so desperate they took just about anybody. they took one of promising soldier with or eyes sight. after the war he was in the german-speaking part of st. louis and a through a tremendous effort he was part owner of a newspaper and started to remake the world of journalism and a willingness to experiment who would serve could try anything to break through to the mass circulation. and one of the first to publish regular sunday comics and wearing a yellow natur