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...great extent, this is a response to both economic and journalistic realities. The three networks are no longer the only source of TV news; by the time the evening news rolls around, most viewers have seen footage of the day's big events, either on CNN or on their local stations. Network executives argue that their newscasts must go beyond simply recapping the day's news and provide more analysis and background. The most radical move in this direction is coming from NBC Nightly News, which has instituted a round robin of daily features with catchy umbrella titles ("What Works...
...again, off-again saga of the Noriega tapes turned on again last week. Federal District Judge William Hoeveler lifted the ban he had imposed a month ago on CNN's airing of General Manuel Noriega's government-monitored phone conversations from prison. Reason: counsel for the ex-Panamanian dictator no longer objected to having them broadcast. After reviewing transcripts of the five tapes obtained by CNN, lawyer Frank Rubino concluded that the most damaging conversation had already been played on the air and that it "does no good to close the barn door after the horse is out." Yet Rubino...
...CNN hailed the latest ruling as a vindication of its First Amendment rights and began to air more Noriega phone calls. These conversations suggested that the prisoner was making surreptitious banking transactions, a charge filed by the Panamanian government in another court proceeding last week. Meanwhile, four competing news organizations rushed before Judge Hoeveler to request the transcripts of the phone calls...
...Supreme Court. By a 7-to-2 vote, the Justices refused to rule on a Florida judge's order that temporarily bars Cable News Network from broadcasting government tapes of discussions between General Manuel Noriega and his defense team. U.S. District Judge William M. Hoeveler must now determine whether CNN's broadcast of the privileged conversations might jeopardize Noriega's right to a fair trial on drug-trafficking charges...
...almost all earlier cases, the Supreme Court has equated prior restraints with censorship and declared them unconstitutional. "Now we have the government supporting a gag order on material the government gathered," said Jane Kirtley, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. "It's frightening." Warned CNN's counsel Floyd Abrams: "The risk of this decision is that courts will order more brief prior restraints. From a journalism perspective, even a day or two can be an eternity...