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...point to finish at least one book a day. In order to plow through more pages, he commutes to work by public transportation and when on vacation often asks his wife to drive. Besides being host of Apostrophes, he is founder and editor of France's largest (circ. 175,000) literary magazine, the monthly Lire. In addition, he has managed to write books about two of his sustaining passions, Beaujolais and soccer, and to serve as deputy mayor of the town of Quincie-en- Beaujolais in southern France...
When Gannett President John Curley wanted to alert Chairman Allen Neuharth that their five-year-old national newspaper (circ. 1.5 million) had broken into the black, the telegram was as short and peppy as any USA Today headline: MCPAPER HAS MADE IT. Thanks mainly to a 45% increase in ad revenues over last year, USA Today converted a nearly $900,000 loss in April to a $1.09 million profit in May. That was a pittance compared with the losses of nearly $400 million that Gannett is reported to have suffered since USA Today hit the newsstands in September...
...nation's third largest paper, the news last week was the News itself. The New York City tabloid (daily circ. 1.4 million) settled out of court, reportedly for $3.1 million, with four black journalists who had charged racial discrimination in promotions, raises and assignments between 1979 and 1982. It was the first such case against a major newspaper to go before a jury, which ruled for the plaintiffs in April. The agreement came after three days of out-of-court bargaining that took place in the trial's second stage to set monetary damages for the four journalists. The News...
Most days, of course, the 230 reporters and editors at the Times (circ. 104,000) are no match for the 450-strong Post (circ. 796,000), but the paper, the only local alternative to the Post, has had a few impressive scoops. The Times broke the story alleging that Michael Deaver had improperly used his White House ties to advance his lobbying business and, two months ago, revealed Mobil Oil's decision to move its headquarters from Manhattan to suburban Washington. Though the Times has serious weaknesses (its national political coverage is abysmally shallow, for example), its strengths include...
...Angeles Herald Examiner (circ. 240,000) has been hemorrhaging money for a decade and currently loses an estimated $10 million to $14 million a year. Once in a tight race with the Los Angeles Times, the paper suffered a nine-year strike that began in 1967 and cost it 400,000 readers. Now the Herald Examiner's 170 editorial employees seem destined to play David to the Goliath Times (circ. 1.1 million), with its 850 staffers and annual profits of $200 million. Though the Herald has much to commend it, including playing up local stories and sometimes producing sprightlier writing...