Word: localitis
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...first time this school year, the behind-the-scenes players in the Cambridge education department fielded open-ended questions in a panel discussion, sponsored by Cambridge United for Education, a local parent group. Superintendent of Schools Bobbie J. D'Alessandro and seven of her top deputies comprised the panel...
...committed to a "code of conduct" for the sales and distribution of handguns as well as a number of new gun safety and design standards to be implemented over the next year. In exchange for these commitments, the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Treasury and state and local government officials agreed to dismiss pending lawsuits against the nation's largest gun manufacturer...
This merger follows hot on the heels of the fusion of other media giants, like the new America Online-Time Warner. The union of the Tribune and the Times Mirror companies removes local control from one of the best newspapers in the country. It remains to be seen whether this merger will still allow for the autonomy of the various news sources now combined under the Tribune Co. umbrella, rather than leading to a homogenization of reporting...
...repeatedly affirmed his commitment to journalistic integrity. Fuller's reputation is in pleasant contrast to that of the editor of the Los Angeles Times, Michael Parks, who has become notorious for his attempts to break down the wall of separation between business and newsgathering. Furthermore, the Tribune's local media outlets enjoy a significant degree of autonomy, with the majority of decisions being made on a local level...
...Proponents of media conglomerates and advocates of independent news sources alike will be watching the latest of these mergers with interest. The Los Angeles Times was a local institution that worked to become a respected national paper, distinguishing itself with stellar local coverage along with hard-hitting reporting on the national and international levels. Although its parent company may have changed, we hope that the same level of journalistic integrity and good reporting will continue for the Los Angeles Times and all of the new subsidiaries of the Tribune Company...