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...able to predict early on not only Reagan's reelection victory but also its magnitude. Much controversy followed network coverage of the presidential election in 1980, when NBC predicted Reagan's victory at 8:15 p.m. EST, long before Western polls had closed. Members of Congress advocated network self-restraint. But CBS, NBC and ABC rightly noted that there exists little if any evidence to suggest that early projections after voter turnout. That said, at least two networks went out of their way on Tuesday to appear cautious and to show what a grateful Colorado Congressman Timothy Wirth termed...
...channel, not long ago an underdog, has turned into a bully. In June the company signed contracts with four major record firms guaranteeing MTV exclusive use of many new video clips for as long as one year. DMN promptly sued MTV in a Los Angeles federal court, charging restraint of trade. Last month the Justice Department began a preliminary inquiry to find out whether MTV's strategy violates antitrust laws. Contends MTV President David Horowitz: "These contracts are normal practice in the [entertainment] industry and totally legal...
...Globe's foremost problem is self-righteousness and lack of restraint. When the paper campaigned for handgun control and a bottle bill, it ran hundreds of "news" stories that openly argued its views. Globe-endorsed candidates seem to receive more sympathetic news treatment than their rivals. Janeway concedes that the paper has a "cacophony of columnists" and undervalues reporting. Cultural and life-style coverage has sagged. On local news, the Globe is too often scooped by its sole surviving Boston rival, the Herald (circ. 344,000), which has been revivified since it was bought in December 1982 by Australian...
Volcker will have the leeway to drop rates if inflation stays moderate, which seems likely. In addition to falling oil prices, another encouraging sign is the restraint shown this year by labor unions. The United Mine Workers agreed to a 12% wage and benefit increase over 40 months, far less than the 37.5% hike they reaped from their previous contract. Bernstein's Levine predicts that the consumer price index will climb only 3.2% in 1985, after a 3.9% increase this year...
Walesa, winner of the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize, said he appealed for restraint in a speech to worshipers following a Mass at St. Brygida's Church in Gdansk...