January 12, 2004 Michael Jackson was an electrifying entertainer, and he continues to fascinate, whether it’s his self-mutilation or his alleged dalliances with the under-aged. Now he’s at the center of a nasty dust-up between two of the country’s best news organizations, CBS News and The New York Times. Last month, the Times alleged that […]
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The lessons of Jessica Lynch on media monopoly
June 30, 2003 The affair of Jessica Lynch, the U.S. Army private who was injured in Iraq and rescued in a commando raid, seems unrelated to monopoly control of the media. But the handling of her story offers good reason to cheer Senate elders for moving to reverse the ideologically besotted Federal Communications Commission decision […]