Word: warners
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...JOHN WARNER (R) SENIOR SENATOR...
...Warner gained national celebrity when he married Elizabeth Taylor, but he has won more statewide elections than any Virginian this century. He faced his loudest opposition in the primary from conservatives who accused him of backstabbing the party when he didn't support its 1994 senatorial candidate, Oliver North. Warner said he put "principle before politics" and went on to wollop the challenger...
...best safeguard against corporate conflicts is openness and full disclosure, so readers and viewers can watch for any lapses in editorial integrity (hence the chart). Our critics pan some Warner Bros. movies (the Batman series, I've noticed, has sometimes been brutalized) and praise others, purely as they see fit. The same is true for the music, TV shows and other productions of the far-flung divisions of Time Warner. If any readers or watchdog groups discern a pattern of dishonest judgments, they can (and should) flail...
However, we hope they won't impugn our integrity if they lack specific evidence. Someone who did look into this issue found that Warner products have, it so happens, been featured on TIME covers far, far fewer times than on competing magazines'. But we welcome continued vigilance. And we'll continue to be vigilant ourselves, since any compromise of our editorial integrity would destroy not only our magazine but also our careers. Having worked at this company for 18 years, I can confidently say that if there were any corporate meddling, the first public yelps would (and should) come from...
...prove ourselves hard-nosed in covering our own corporation, something that news organizations large and small have historically done poorly. Personally, I think we produced a good, tough cover story last year on the impact of violence and obscenity in movies and music, and on the crusade against Time Warner being led by Bill Bennett (who ended up on our "Most Influential Americans" list this year). This week we try to do a fair and honest job of looking at the strains caused by Time Warner's merger with Turner Broadcasting and at the bitter battles and strange alliances among...