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Another weakness is that without the political context of the original play, the two journalists--who are two of the few main characters--have little reason to be in the drama at all. The cynical story-grubbing journalists (Nina Bernstein and Gregg Lachow) attempt to become more than stick-figure guides to the seamy side of Europe, but are uncomfortable on stage and rarely manage to tease a real character from the verse text...
FAMILY MATTERS by Burton Bernstein Summit; 200 pages...
When the senior editors of Newsweek assembled for a meeting last Wednesday morning, foreboding filled the room. For several weeks rumors had circulated that Editor Lester Bernstein would be replaced by someone outside the Newsweek fold. Bernstein strode into the room and began complaining good-naturedly about the sluggish air conditioner. Then he quipped: "Oh, my God, do I sound like Nixon before the speech, talking to the technicians?" When the nervous laughter subsided, Bernstein confirmed what much of the staff had suspected. He had been dismissed as editor and, effective Sept. 7, would be replaced by William D. Broyles...
...Bernstein, 61, became editor...
Though the recent covers had nothing to do with the change of editors, they were evidence of editorial ferment. Said Katharine Graham, chairman of the parent Washington Post Co.: "I was not displeased with any of those covers." Indeed, Graham's decision to fire Bernstein was more likely motivated by the bottom line, not cover lines. Newsweek (domestic circulation 2.95 million, compared with TIME'S 4.4 million) has been losing advertising pages and advertising revenue (the latter is down 6% for the first four months of this year; TIME'S is up 2%). News-Editor Bernstein week...