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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (25443)1/21/2004 7:48:12 AM
From: LindyBill   of 793895
 
Sharon Waxman has turned out to be one hell of a good hire for the "New York Times." She has been working the Hollywood beat for the "Washington Post" for years, and has good connections. She broke the CBS/Jackson payoff story that caused red faces at CBS. Now she has nailed NBC on Jackson also.

NBC Offered Jackson Deal to Pre-empt Documentary Criticizing Him
New York Times, by Sharon Waxman

Original Article

nytimes.com

NBC came late to the network bidding war last year over an interview with Michael Jackson, which was to be timed for the February sweeps. On the auction block were a proposed interview with Mr. Jackson and videotapes taken by the Jackson camp, including a rare interview with his former wife and another of a conversation between Mr. Jackson and a British journalist, Martin Bashir.
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