An appreciation of former Monitor Editor John Hughes
John Hughes, a journalistic force of nature who loved the Monitor deeply and served it with distinction both as a foreign correspondent and as editor, died on Wednesday.
Beyond the Monitor, Mr. Hughes is known for his accomplishments and for the breadth of his remarkable career. He won the Pulitzer Prize, worked as editor of the Deseret News, and took up a prominent role in the Reagan administration, serving as assistant secretary of state for public affairs under George Shultz, as well as the director of Voice of America.
Within the Monitor, he is remembered as one of its most influential and respected editors –
