Word: months
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...opening essay was written by Nancy Gibbs, whose cover story on Columbine a month ago was so moving it almost made me cry. The Conyers shooting was covered by Atlanta bureau chief Sylvester Monroe, Miami bureau chief Tim Padgett and reporters Tim Roche and David Nordan. The story was written by John Cloud, who did an amazing piece last July about what the various school shooters up to that point had in common. Our story on spotting troubled kids was written by assistant managing editor Howard Chua-Eoan, who usually edits our big news stories but occasionally feels compelled...
...material. In a move never attempted by network television, Fox is going to "repurpose" previously aired episodes of Ally McBeal. Kelley will cut them down to half an hour centered on the comedy storylines and run them as a new, primetime series. He got the idea a month ago, when he was struggling to get his popular drama into the syndication market, where sitcoms do much better. "I have to admit, it's probably the first time in my life I've ever led with my business nose," he says...
...professionals, who swing around millions of dollars in stock a day without blinking? At one time, I would have laughed if you had even contemplated such a thing. You couldn't match my access to conference calls, information or quick brokers. You couldn't afford the $1,500 a month you'd need for a Reuters, Dow Jones or Bloomberg wire...
What can be done to discourage copycats? Some say less attention should be given to notorious crimes when they happen. The Chicago Sun-Times notably broke ranks with most media last month and kept the Columbine shootings off its front page. But others argue that what's needed is not less coverage but more information about how these cases turn out. "We do a good job of showing the perpetrators at the time," says Pamela Riley, executive director of the Center for Prevention of School Violence in Raleigh, N.C. "But where are the Jonesboro shooters now? They're in detention...
...last week denouncing the latter-day Charles for joining forces with far-right leader JEAN-MARIE LE PEN, head of the racist and xenophobic National Front Party. "Non!" the petitioners said to De Gaulle's decision to accept the No. 2 slot on the National Front ticket for next month's European Parliament elections. "The name you bear does not belong to you," they declared, calling his candidacy an "insult to the life and memory of our grandfather and great-uncle." Undaunted, the late President's namesake replied that Le Pen, an ex-paratrooper accused of torturing prisoners during...