Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “There is no such thing ... in America as an independent press.” ~ John Swinton (1829-1901) Former Head of Editorial Staff for the New York Times was one of America's best loved newspapermen. Called by his peers "The Dean of his Profession"Source: Labor's Untold Story, by Richard O. Boyer and Herbert M. Morais, published by United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, NY, 1955/1979