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Sit Yin Fong was not yet 35 when ST broke its century-old tradition of appointing Britons to the key post of news editor in 1954.
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The first half of June has offered journalists long in the tooth more than a few things to ponder.
Aside from the Singapore Press Club marking its 50th anniversary with the announcement of a Hall of Fame, Barry Sussman, the unsung hero of the Watergate era, died at age 87 and the celebrated journalist and writer TJS George, founder of now-defunct Asiaweek and at 94 Asia's longest serving journalist, said he was ending his regular column.
