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October 1995
   Features
The Thrill is Gone
Working for a newspaper used to seem like a noble and exciting calling. Now the business side has triumphed and angst reigns in America's newsrooms.   > read more
By  Carl Sessions Stepp
The Shrinking L.A. Times
The Los Angeles Times rose from mediocrity to join the newspaper elite. But in July the unthinkable happened: 150 newsroom positions were slashed and sections were scrapped. Where does it go from here?   > read more
By  Carol Pogash
Showdown in the Rockies
Dean Singleton's Denver Post and Scripps Howard's Rocky Mountain News are locked in an old-fashioned newspaper war. The Post has moved ahead on Sunday; the Rocky hopes a new editor will give it needed momentum.   > read more
By  Alicia C. Shepard
All in the Family
The media megadeals pose a major challenge to the networks: Will ABC and CBS be able to provide unfettered coverage of their parent companies and their pet issues?   > read more
By  Marc Gunther
The Joys of Being a News Librarian   > read more
By  Joanne Meil
   Columns
Cigarette Settlement Shames ABC
This surrender will be remembered for a very long time if it foretells a trend.   > read more
By  Reese Cleghorn
Another Excellent Adventure for Ted?
Ted Turner challenges CNBC with a new business channel on cable.   > read more
By  Douglas Gomery
Forget O.J.: Cameras Belong in Court
Despite concerns about Simpson coverage, the pros of televising trials far outweigh the cons.   > read more
By  Jane Kirtley
Farewell To More Family Dynasties
The Berkshire Eagle and the Lesher papers in California follow the Raleigh N&O into the arms of chains.   > read more
By  John Morton
   Drop Cap
The Uneasy Aftermath of the ABC Settlement   > read more
By  Robert Lissit
On This Internet Forum, No News is Good News   > read more
By  Peter Brush
Times and Post Cos. Bow to Mightly Singapore   > read more
By  Debra Puchalla
When Should You Quote Minority Sources?   > read more
By  Valarie Basheda
The Trail of Adventure Journalism   > read more
By  Stephen Sobek
   Books
The Golden Era of a Magazine with Attitude
It Wasn't Pretty, Folks,
But Didn't We Have Fun?
Esquire in the Sixties
By Carol Polsgrove
W.W. Norton   > read more
Book review by  Carl Sessions Stepp
   The Beat
Dueling Divas   > read more
By  Suzan Revah
Window Pain   > read more
By  Suzan Revah
Bylines   > read more
By  Suzan Revah
   Cliché Corner
Cliché corner   > read more
By  Suzan Revah