From Dr. Seuss to Truman Capote:
Inside the Life of Publishing’s Greatest Showman
Bennett Cerf shaped American literary culture, championing writers from Dr. Seuss to Truman Capote. William Faulkner to Ayn Rand, turning a scrappy upstart into one of the world’s most storied publishing houses.
Author Gayle Feldman has brought his remarkable life and legacy to the page in Nothing Random, Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built, a biography as compelling Cerf himself.
At the March 18 Silurian luncheon, Feldman detailed Cerf's unique talents and abilities in conversation with
Kai Bird,
the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of
American Prometheus, a biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Silurians Excellence in Journalism contest is underway.
Get rewarded for your best work of 2025: competition focuses on breaking news, feature stories, investigative projects and photography published in traditional media or online in the tri-state region.
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Journalism and AI
Love it or fear it,
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly being integrated in newsrooms around the world. Here you will find links to articles, clips and videos that will be updated from time to time to help better understand this accelerating trend.
"I tested
ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude
on the Iran war — and one AI fed me fake news."

To stress-test three of the leading models — Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini — Tom's Guide designed seven prompts centered on a rapidly evolving, high-stakes scenario: the March 2026 US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
About Silurians, by Silurians
The Irrefutable power of Community Reporting

By Adam Stone
On July 12, 2025, The New York Times published a front-page story “UnitedHealth’s Campaign to Quiet Critics,” which included an account of the insurer’s apparent attempt to chill my Westchester County-based investigative reporting....This mega-corporation wanted to silence my local watchdog news outlet—emphasis on local.
Reporter’s Tenacity Unravels – and Helps Chronicle – Her Family’s Wartime Secrets

By Karen A. Frenkel
My training is as a science writer and technology journalist and producer.... I transitioned to narrative nonfiction with the Family Treasures Lost and Found project, which includes my recently published memoir and tie-in documentary. .Both chronicle my investigative quest to fill gaps in the survival stories of my Polish Jewish parents and sole surviving grandfather.
This Optimistic ʻSilurian Newbieʼ Is Grooming The Next Generation of Journalists

By Cathi Steele
I’m a Silurian newcomer, relatively speaking, as I was accepted into this esteemed press club in July 2025. Like you, I’m concerned about—and sometimes downright distraught over—the perilous climate in which journalists and media find themselves.
And yet, I see a future of possibilities.

































































