July/August 1996 | 1996 Index

Bartley's Believe It or Not!
The Wall Street Journal's editorial page has plenty of clout. But what about credibility?
by Trudy Lieberman

Letter from Atlanta
The biggest story since Sherman came through
by Frank Houston

Photo Essay: A Moment of Grace
Heinz Kluetmeier -- an Olympic portfolio

Shake-Up in Paris
At 109, the International Herlad Tribune is at a crossroads; it has a new editor, new competition, and perhaps even a new home
by Michael Balter

What's at Stake in the Spectrum War?
Only billions of dollars and the future of television
by Neil Hickey

Working the Teamsters
The Carey "scandals" and the return of Jimmy Hoffa
by Mike Hoyt

WHOWHATWHENWHEREWHY

• Can glitz be good for Boston?
• Feiffer: if the election was being held this week...
• McLibel: a free-speech food fight
• The firing of Bill Wong
• Double Take magazine: a critique
• Follow up: the web watch

THE NEWS CULTURE
Soul-searching at IRE

BOOKS

The Day the Presses Stopped:
A History of the Pentagon Papers Case
by David Rudenstine
Reviewed by Anthony Marro

Slick Spins and Fractured Facts
by Caryl Rivers
Reviewed by Rebecca Pepper Sinkler

News for All: America's Coming-of-Age with the Press
by Thomas C. Leonard
Reviewed by James Boylan

Publisher's Note
Letters
Darts & Laurels
Short Takes:

God Has Ninety-Nine Names: Reporting from a Militant Middle East

Metropolitan Lives: The Ashcan Artists and their New York

Nixon's Piano: Presidents and Racial Politics from Washington to Clinton

The Lower Case