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...Patrick's Day began badly for Boston Globe Editor Michael Janeway. Over breakfast that Monday, Jack Driscoll, his deputy, confided that he was leaving the paper. After 15 months in the paper's top post, Janeway, 45, still depended heavily on the 28-year Globe veteran, who was immensely popular among staffers. Then came bleaker tidings. When Janeway reported Driscoll's wishes to Publisher William Taylor, he was utterly unprepared for his boss's reaction. The paper could not afford to lose Driscoll, Taylor replied. Would Janeway consider becoming Driscoll's No. 2 man? The proposal astounded Janeway...
What had long worked for the Globe's 400 editors and reporters was the style of Thomas Winship, a gregarious charmer who ran the paper like an Irish pol for two decades before stepping down last year. Janeway, by contrast, was introspective, a cerebral, tautly mannered journalist who had worked at the Atlantic for eleven years before joining the Globe in 1978 as editor of its Sunday magazine. Given Winship's long shadow over the newspaper, a sympathetic colleague observed, "I don't think Mike ever had a chance...
...smooth the transition, Janeway has tried to rely on Winship's lieutenants, some of whom had been Janeway's rivals for the top job. But Managing Editor Matthew Storin, who ran the day-to-day operations during Winship's last year, yielded his authority reluctantly. In June, Janeway sounded out Storin about becoming Washington bureau chief. Instead, the well- regarded Storin resigned...
Then, in midsummer, Janeway was confronted with a well-publicized libel trial initiated by former Massachusetts Republican Gubernatorial Candidate John Lakian. Though he had nothing to do with the 1982 story that sparked Lakian's suit, Janeway attended the five-week trial every day, sitting next to the accused reporter to show his support. When the jury delivered a confusing verdict that seemed to go against the Globe, Janeway made a rare appearance in the newsroom to explain why the paper's lawyers thought that Judge George Jacobs would rule in the Globe's favor. The following week, Jacobs indeed...
...Janeway has been cautious about introducing major changes in the Globe. He developed a weekly science-technology section, spruced up the design and added a news summary and people column to the second page. When he experimented with an index on the top of Page One in April, staffers complained about the wasted display space, and Janeway moved it several weeks later. "Where I am not strong, I try to get good people to help me," says Janeway. "I've tried to encourage people close to me to criticize...