Word: masthead
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...biggest papers in France have been hit particularly hard. Paris press circles still buzz with rumors that the proud masthead slogan of first-ranked France Soir-"The Only French Daily Selling Over 1,000,000"-may not always be true. The city's second biggest daily, Le Parisien Libere, has cut back its press run some 5%. France-Soir's sister publication, Paris-Presse, has lost 5% of its circulation, and last month dropped 20 of its 90 editorial staffers...
Although Havemann rose to better jobs and better publications, the conviction grew that harness was for horses and not for him. In 1956, after nine years as an articles writer for LIFE, Havemann moved off the masthead. Before leaving, he suggested that he go on producing at least four LIFE articles a year, a gentleman's agreement that has since ripened into a contract...
...masthead of Newsweek magazine went a new name last week. Llewellyn Link ("Pete") Callaway Jr.. 55. advertising director (since 1959) of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, took over as Newsweek publisher. Callaway's new post represents a fission of existing executive authority. He will shoulder some of the duties of Newsweek's Gibson McCabe. who. until Callaway arrived, served in a double capacity as both president and publisher...
...joined the News in 1946. and worked up from reporter to political columnist. Baggs came on strong. He cleared the staff of deadwood, from managing editor on down, ultimately firing 15% of his staff. Of Cox, he demanded and got complete editorial command. He changed the paper's masthead slogan from "Today's News Today"* to "Best Newspaper Under the Sun." To staffers he said: "We're going to try to smuggle a little scholarly journalism into the paper too." Unequipped to compete with the Herald's news-gathering army, he focused sharply on the significant...
When Newton's decision to fire Althen came on Oct. 17, Terry Mashall, managing editor of the Daily, resigned, Remaining staff members removed the last three words from the paper's masthead motto, "71 years of editorial freedom...