MARK JUDGE: Robert Novak and the Problem of Contemporary Conservative Media. “I’m going to be leaving journalism this year, so in reflecting on this decision and the state of our media, particularly conservative media, I found myself recalling the work of Robert Novak. While conservative media has exploded since Novak’s death in 2009, his tenacious style of reporting has not expanded along with it. As revealed in his 2008 autobiography The Prince of Darkness, Novak was conservative, but one who insisted on digging for new stories and not just spouting off in response to stories reported by the liberal media.”