David Halberstam was killed in an automobile accident in California on April 23, 2007. Halberstam was a journalism giant and a founding member of the Committee of Concerned Journalists. Below are tributes to this great man - all written exclusively for CCJ, a look back at Halberstam's life, and tools and commentary Halberstam contributed to CCJ during the forums that spawned the creation of our organization in the late 1990s.

Halberstam in His Own (Angry) Words
-- William Prochnau, Author - "Once Upon a Distant War"

The Halberstam You Didn't Know
-- Jim Wooten, Sr. Correspondent - ABC News

Halberstam 'personified passion for reporting'
-- Hedrick Smith, CCJ Executive Board member and Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter

'He determined how America confronted race...'
-- Bill Kovach, CCJ Founding Chairman

'The best journalist of our times'
-- quotes from David Halberstam and those who knew and admired him

'A very good college journalist'
-- Daniel J. Hemel, The Harvard Crimson

A Sad Day for Journalism
-- CCJ founding member David Halberstam died April 23, 2007

How Do You Get Readers Interested in a Story?
-- Submitted to CCJ by founding member David Halberstam

Using Context to Make Stories Interesting
-- Submitted to CCJ by founding member David Halberstam

Tips on Book Writing
-- Submitted to CCJ by founding member David Halberstam

Can Journalism Be Impartial?
-- Scroll down the page for Halberstam's contributions during a 1997 CCJ forum on the press's ability to remain impartial while covering controversial stories

CCJ's former partner organization, the Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ), pulled together a comprehensive list of links to other Halberstam tributes and remembrances here.