Word: elson
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...magazine's history to use only words: "Is God Dead?" The story brought a brimstone of controversy, but given the depth of the reporting, few could argue that the writer had not done his homework. "It would have been easier to do in the Middle Ages," John Elson said of the story. "Easier because they had a God then that was consistent." The pungent, witty remark was vintage Elson, who died on Sept. 7 at 78. In his four decades at TIME, Elson wrote more than a dozen cover stories and edited hundreds more. He had eclectic interests...
...unintended consequences," says Charles Elson, who runs the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware. "I think pay is completely out of control, but this...
...Both the student newspaper and the Student Council are a very important part of life on campus,” Careaga said. “The university has never attempted to censor the content of The Missouri Miner,” he added. Neither University of Missouri President Elson S. Floyd nor the University of Missouri Board of Curators could be reached for comment. The paper’s staff believes that the budget cuts—approved by the Student Council on Nov. 7 and later supported by the Board of Curators—were prompted by certain articles...
...Castro, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Christine Gorman, Sophfronia Scott Gregory, Michael D. Lemonick, Thomas McCarroll, Marguerite Michaels, Richard N. Ostling, Jill Smolowe, Anastasia Toufexis, David Van Biema STAFF WRITERS: Ginia Bellafante, Christopher John Farley CONTRIBUTORS: Bonnie Angelo, Laurence I. Barrett, Jesse Birnbaum, Stanley W. Cloud, Jay Cocks, Barbara Ehrenreich, John Elson, Otto Friedrich, Pico Iyer, Edward L. Jamieson (Consulting Editor), Leon Jaroff, Michael Kinsley, Charles Krauthammer, Dennis Overbye, Richard Schickel, Walter Shapiro, R.Z. Sheppard, John Skow, Martha Smilgis, Richard Stengel, George M. Taber, Andrew Tobias
...directors owned so much WorldCom stock that they lost $250 million in its collapse.) In any event, the settlement could influence penalties in other high-profile cases, such as the shareholder suit against Walt Disney Co. directors over the $140 million paid to former president Michael Ovitz. Charles Elson, director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware, says the WorldCom deal could have a "chilling effect" by making it tougher to recruit directors. Elson himself is on three boards and says the settlement "creates some introspection" as to whether he should continue. Still, many applaud...