July/August 2001 |
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Moguls' Millions
Once you add up the salary, bonus, dividends and money from exercised stock options, the annual take of media company brass isn't too shabby.
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By
Alicia C. Shepard
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She's So Fine
Wall Street's media analysts have an impact on the way publicly held newspaper companies operate. Few are as high-profile as Merrill Lynch's Lauren Rich Fine.
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By
Valarie Basheda
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The "Takeover" Threat
Newspaper executives say that the current wave of cutbacks are needed to keep profits--and stock prices--high. Otherwise,their companies may be swallowed up. Is that a likely scenario?
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By
Paul Farhi
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Where Are the Watchdogs?
Today's Washington bureaus concentrate much more heavily on issues and themes than in the past. That's produced some sophisticated, provocative journalism. But is enough attention being paid to how the federal government spends our money?
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By
Lucinda Fleeson
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Bully Factories?
A behind-the-scenes look at how researchers' disagreements, simplistic and sensational coverage and a host of other problems clouded public understanding of a major study of child care
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By
Carol Guensburg
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Interviewing the Interviewer
AJR's Thomas Kunkel turns the tables and asks the questions in a conversation with Terry Gross, host of NPR's "Fresh Air."
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By
Thomas Kunkel
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Hollywood Confidential
Suspended Hollywood Reporter columnist George Christy is a vestige of a bygone era in Tinseltown.
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By
Catherine Seipp
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The Accidental Spy?
A photojournalist, distressed that a "State Department" official has been examining his unpublished photographs, files a flurry of FOIAs in an effort to find out what's up.
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By
Jeremy Bigwood
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Targeting the Media's Anti-gun Bias
One journalist teaches his colleagues about guns by taking them to the shooting range.
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By
Michael Bane
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The Woman Behind the Microphone
Breathing "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross.
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By
Thomas Kunkel
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The Conventional Wisdom Trap
Things are rarely quite as clear-cut as they might seem.
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By
Rem Rieder
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Brave Old World
Some online readers prefer
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By
Barb Palser
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Witnessing the Final Act
Broadcasters need to think through a decision to air an execution.
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By
Deborah Potter
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Government, Move Over
It's the public's right to decide if it wants to watch a criminal be put to death.
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By
Jane Kirtley
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Getting in the Game
Newspaper companies hope to take advantage if the FCC relaxes its cross-ownership rules.
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By
John Morton
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No Follow-Up to the Hype?
Reports debunking the White House vandalism story were often played less prominently than the original articles.
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By
Lori Robertson
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You Say Hemorrhage, I Say Attrition
Why are people leaving the Providence Journal?
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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How Pushy Is Too Pushy?
Florida TV reporter sued for invasion of privacy.
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By
Natalie Pompilio
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Attack Ads
Nashville's Tenessean goes on the offensive with the city's alternative weekly.
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By
Christopher Sherman
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Neither Wind Nor Rain, Nor Hurricane...
Weather Channel reporters brave the elements and the "weather weenies."
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By
Phil Kloer
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Full Nelson
Investigative reporter Deborah Nelson leaves Post for the L.A.
Times.
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By
Lonnie Shekhtman
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Life After Osborne
Longtime Morning News exec to retire.
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AJR Staff
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Mentor in Motion
CNN's Evans leaves after 21 years.
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Unknown
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Not Funny
Controversy clouds Union-Tribune cartoonist firing.
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Kathryn S. Wenner
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Sending a Signal
The Austin American-Statesman creates a new position, AME/enterprise.
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AJR Staff
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"C" Change
CNN Headline News ready to launch its new edition Aug. 6
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By
Marie Beaudette
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Cliché Corner
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By
Lori Robertson
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