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...says he recorded the conversation much the way one would an emergency police call. That decision however would lead his employers at the Herald to fire him in the latest controversy to roil American journalism this year. In Florida, it is illegal to tape conversations unless both parties agree. But, says DeFede, ?My decision to tape him was instantaneous - to keep a record of a call almost like you do with 911. I didn't even think about telling him. It was just a matter of wanting to listen to what he had to say and not interrupt...
...still, no matter how much time Rob Wheeler devotes to the thoughts that roil within his mind, that time—for you, for me, for him, for anyone—remains inadequate...
President Bush's choice of John Bolton to represent the U.S. at the United Nations was meant to roil the diplomatic world. The man is outspoken in his derision of the international organization and famous for his fiery language against countries that oppose American wishes. But there is a saying in Washington that you meet on the way down all the people you stepped over on the way up. And that is what appears to have put Senate approval of the controversial nomination in jeopardy...
...event, it would roil a very profitable business. And so last week Disney broke ranks with its media brethren and backed FCC regulation of cable--as an alternative to Congress imposing à la carte offerings. (Disney's cable holdings include tamer channels like ABC Family and The Disney Channel, but its ESPN often lets profanities fly.) Some broadcast executives, meanwhile, have called for decency control over cable so that they could better compete with cable channels. The greatest hope for those who want to extend the state's power over media may be in the fact that most executives would...
...flies. Last week vintage carrier U.S. Airways said it may have to consider its second bankruptcy filing in two years, while United Airlines is still waiting to hear if the government will guarantee a $1.6 billion loan. Delta and its pilots' union are headed for a dustup that could roil the company's future. At American, losses for the first three months this year were lower: $166 million vs. $1 billion last year. But jet fuel prices are up more than 40% in the past year, and every penny of increase costs American $30 million annually. Arpey is acutely aware...