John Temple

How I Finally Learned My Name

An email from a stranger sent me on a quest back in time, to the years before the Holocaust, in search of my family and myself.

• John Temple
• September 24, 2022

Publishing Photos of Dead Children Could Backfire

Some journalists argue that sharing crime-scene photos from mass shootings could help spark a successful movement for new gun laws. I’m not so sure.

• John Temple
• June 6, 2022

The Worst Thing That Could Happen to Local News—And the Best

If GateHouse Media actually acquires Gannett, countless local outlets might be closed or homogenized. But there’s an alternative.

• John Temple
• August 15, 2019

I’ve Seen the Limits of Journalism

Twenty years ago, I was convinced the shootings I covered at Columbine would change everything. That’s not what happened.

• John Temple
• August 5, 2019

My Newspaper Died 10 Years Ago. I’m Worried the Worst Is Yet to Come.

I was the editor of the Rocky Mountain News when it folded in 2009. A decade later, I’m concerned that more local journalism will suffer the same fate.

• John Temple
• February 27, 2019

For the Love of the Local Newspaper

Regional publications do work that really matters to their communities. And local journalists know it in their bones.

• John Temple
• June 29, 2018

Champagne in the Cellar

How I used the internet to find the man who saved my parents’ lives in a Budapest basement during World War II.

• John Temple
• July 13, 2016