lbo-talk-digest V1 #6149

[Daniel Davies]

A former editor of the Telegraph whose name I forget suggested that "the
job of an editor is to print as many of the proprietor's prejudices as the
advertisers will tolerate".

dd


>Back during the '92 campaign, a friend who worked at U.S. News & 
>World Report told me that owner Mort Zuckerman made it clear that he 
>wanted Bush to lose, and that all stories must be spun with that 
>goal in mind. Economic reports were required to reflect bearish 
>views. One reporter was givena list of approved economists to call 
>for quotes by the department editor. Editors at Zuckerman pubs serve 
>largely as transmission belts for Zuckerman's instructions. This is 
>one reason they don't last very long in their jobs. 
> 
>Doug 

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