Former Disney exec dodges a bullet
The federal sex case against
Patrick Naughton falls apart as jury and old friends see something other
than a monster.
(12/22/99)
Out of Time
The L.A. Times internal investigation is complete and
someone has to take the fall.
(12/21/99)
Just in time for the holidays
Guilt: Want some Christmas cheer
with your magazines? Forget about it.
(12/20/99)
Mickey's surprise
An alternative juror gives his impression of
the case of a Disney exec charged with crossing state lines to have sex
with a minor.
(12/14/99)
New kids in the balcony
A veteran and a novice are the new movie critics at the New York Times.
(12/09/99)
Tabloid nation
The man who produced "Hard Copy" and "A Current
Affair" remembers the gory, Golden Age of trash TV.
(12/08/99)
Tales from the crypt
L.A. Times editors knew about the Staples
deal; N.Y. Times vs. Brill's redux; AP's slomo on Korea massacre.
(12/06/99)
The new kid at the New Republic
Peter Beinart, the latest editor
at the political weekly, isn't nervous. Much.
(12/01/99)
The Tabloids that ate their competition
The company that owns the
National Enquirer doesn't want the world. Just the Globe, the Sun and the
National Examiner.
(11/23/99)
"You are the snake!"
Hunter S. Thompson test drives a new
Porsche, returns it in one piece.
(11/17/99)
Who really broke the LA Times-Staples Center story?
In
this corner -- a scrappy alternative; in the other, a SoCal business
journal.
(11/12/99)
Naughty Naughton
How far one Disney Internet executive
was willing to go to connect with today's youth.
(11/10/99)
President Clinton, "zappa male"
His guitar wants to kill your
mama! The prez reveals a rocking campaign strategy to get Al Gore elected.
(11/09/99)
Meltdown at the L.A. Times
Former publisher Otis Chandler chews
out the management team that broke down the wall between church and state.
(11/06/99)
The terrorism that dare not speak its name
Another jetliner goes down off New York. This time, the cable news networks didn't jump to
conclusions. Much.
(11/02/99)
Chinese take-out
Accusing the New York Times of a hit piece, Brill's Content does one of its own.
(11/01/99)
A double standard?
Two gays allegedly raped and murdered a young boy. Why didn't it get covered as much as the Matthew Shepard case?
(10/29/99)
Please stand by
Prince Hal (played by Pat Buchanan) experiences technical difficulties.
(10/26/99)
O.J.'s "I Found JonBenet!" and other upcoming St. Martin's titles
After the unexpected P.R. bonanza of J.H. Hatfield's Bush bio, the imprint reveals its fall lineup.
(10/22/99)
The skinny on damage control
A well-placed Web site stole the thunder of a "20/20" exposé.
(10/20/99)
What would our century be without Baba Wawa?
Barbara Walters' photo of the century features -- Barbara Walters!
(10/19/99)
Anna Quindlen joins Newsweek
Her first column is a distinctive blend of clichŽs and conventional wisdom.
(10/18/99)
Kubrick's last film: An open and shut case?
"Eyes Wide Shut" is still roiling the waters. Brill's Content: The media sucks! Harper's: The critics suck!
(10/08/99)
Crossing the Atlantic
Michael Kelly and William Whitworth talk about the changing of the guard at one of the nation's most respected magazines.
(10/06/99)
How they got the Korean War atrocity story
With a year's worth of digging, a team of stolid AP investigators searched records and interviewed survivors to piece together a horrifying story.
(10/01/99)
Bright lights, big titties
As the lad mags in the U.K. wither, their American counterparts try to give the formula one more squeeze.
(10/01/99)
Maslin bails, critics rail
After more than 20 years, the New York Times film reviewer is calling it quits. Others across the country feel her pain -- and some would like to feel her paycheck.
(09/23/99)
Sheer Drudgery
He has his Web site, TV show, radio show and soon an autobiography. So why isn't Matt Drudge happy?
(09/21/99)
Whither George?
And what's up with Tina's Talk? Hachette wonders what to do with George, post JFK Jr.; the new issue of Tina's mag isn't going to get people talking.
(09/17/99)
Great balls of fire
The press got a little burned at Waco as well.
(09/09/99)
The CBS-Viacom merger
Putting the sin back in television synergy.
(09/08/99)
Old dog, new tricks
Tina Brown's first Talk hits the stands.
(08/03/99)
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