A Berlin Diary Birthday

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Before the day ends, we wanted to wish one of our favorite journalists of yore a very happy birthday. William L. Shirer, one of the original Murrow Boys and author of “Berlin Diary” and “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich,” would be 101 today.

When he died in 1993, The Times of London wrote that “William Shirer belongs to that select group of journalists who successfully made the transition from the recording of news to the writing of history.”

MEDIABISTRO EVENTS

Launch a Successful Social Media Campaign

Join Baratunde Thurston (left), The Onion’s Director of Digital and author of How to Be Black, for an entertaining look at creative social media campaigns in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting this Thursday, February 16. Other speakers include Morin Oluwole (Facebook), Michael Brito (Edelman Digital), and Tim Devane (bitly). Register now.