Santa Barbara Smackdown
(Features) A behind-the-scenes look at the turmoil that engulfed the Santa Barbara News-Press after owner Wendy McCaw and her top lieutenants flattened the wall separating the executive suite from the newsroom.
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February/March 2006
International Intrigue
(Features) After establishing the Times as a national newspaper, the New York Times Co. decided it was time to go worldwide.
It took full control of the Paris-based International Herald Tribune by strong-arming its partner, the Washington Post Co., into selling its half-interest. Now the Times Co. is in the midst of a three-way global shootout with Dow Jones and the Financial Times.
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June/July 2005
The Sad Saga of Gary Webb
(Features) The hard-charging investigative reporter's career imploded in the wake of his much-criticized “Dark Alliance” series about the CIA and crack cocaine. But while Webb overreached, some key findings in “Dark Alliance” were on target--and important. Last December Webb committed suicide.
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August/September 2003
Is McClatchy Different?
(Features) The Sacramento-based company,
with its hip, high-profile CEO and
no-layoff policy, has positioned itself as an alternative to the typical approach to corporate journalism. Does it deliver the goods?
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November 2001
Ignoring the Warning
(Features) The national media, like the federal government, didn’t pay much attention to a high-level commission’s dissection of the nation’s security weaknesses in the face of terrorist threats.
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September 2001
Let the Good Times Roll
(Features) After years of turbulence and trauma, the Los Angeles Times regains momentum under new leadership and ownership.
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October 2000
The Question Man
(Features) Investigative reporter John Sawatsky has become a leading authority on the art of the interview. His conclusion: Too often we're asking all the wrong questions.
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July/August 2000
Risky Business
(Features) More than at any time in recent memory, newspaper editors are leaving their jobs--voluntarily or involuntarily--without another one in sight. The changing nature of the business has made the coveted top newsroom position a precarious perch.
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May 2000
The Battle for Seattle
(Features) The Seattle Times goes morning, competing one-on-one with its rival--and business partner--the Post-Intelligencer. Is this a war where everyone wins?
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November 1998
School for Survival
(Features) A British program teaches journalists how to survive in the world’s war zones.
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