Word: manhattanization
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After the Palm Beach story appeared, feminists and other outraged readers picketed the paper's headquarters in midtown Manhattan. The New York tabloids, the Daily News and the Post -- neither of which has printed the alleged victim's name -- cluck-clucked at their august competitor in editorials for violating journalistic ethics. Even Dan Schwartz, the editor of the National Enquirer, which also did not print the woman's name, was claiming that "I think we took a more ethical standard than they...
...still angrier reaction was gathering within the Times itself. At an emotional meeting in the paper's Manhattan headquarters -- which was simultaneously piped to its 50-person Washington bureau -- 300 staffers hissed, booed and hooted their displeasure before some of the Times's top brass. Many complained that by disclosing the alleged victim's personal history, the Times profile seemed implicitly to give substance to the notion that some rape victims are asking for trouble. While defending their decision, Times editors promised to produce a balancing profile of Smith that would also look into his sexual history. To many, that...
...throughout the newspaper industry. The New York Times Co. newspaper group reported a 52% drop in profits, to $18.6 million, for the first quarter of this year. The Times is also keeping an eye on six-year-old New York Newsday, which is trying to fashion a niche in Manhattan as a thinking person's tabloid. If Newsday can outlast the other tabs, both of which are perennial money losers, it could give the Times a taste of serious competition...
...contacting acquaintances of mine, ranging from neighbors to a former colleague, to inquire about subjects such as my health (like my credit rating, it's excellent) and whether I've ever had trouble with the IRS (unlike Scientology, I haven't). One neighbor was greeted at dawn outside my Manhattan apartment building by two men who wanted to know whether I lived there. I finally called Cooley to demand that Scientology stop the nonsense. He promised to look into...
American Express never really wanted a 282-ft. yacht. Bankers Trust isn't sure what it will do with the Grand Hyatt in midtown Manhattan, especially in the middle of a recession, nor is Manufacturers Hanover exactly giddy about owning the Regency Hotel in Atlantic City. But then Citicorp is not exactly cut out to be a retailer or an airline operator, either...