Word: janeway
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...CLAIMING VICTORY in John R. Lakian's recent lawsuit against The Boston Globe, Globe Editor Michael C. Janeway proudly called the jury's decision a victory for the press because the article in question was found to be "substantially true...
...JANEWAY TRULY BELIEVES his words, then it is more than a scary thought to wonder how many stories The Globe passes off as nothing more than "substantially true...
...then, if he has any self-respect, and any respect for the product he edits, can Janeway claim a total victory...
...ASSUME from the jury's findings and Janeway's comment that when The Globe's reporters write long investigative pieces, he requires that only 94 percent of their paragraphs be the whole truth and nothing but the truth...
...problem Janeway does not face is a lack of resources: the Globe's parent company has made a pretax profit of $40 million for the first nine months of 1984. He recognizes the paper's complex and imperfect character. "I want to nourish the traditions of individuality and crusading," he says, "but I may put greater emphasis on other flags we salute, such as consistency and keeping opinion out of the news columns." Adds Winship modestly: "Mike may be better at keeping the paper steady than...