Suzi Parker


20 years ago, Bill Clinton announced presidential run as two local Arkansas papers became one

On Oct. 3, 1991, Bill Clinton announced his run for the White House on the steps of the historic Old State House Museum in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The announcement was one of the biggest stories – if not the biggest … Read more

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From Tiger Beat to Newsweek, Charles Laufer and Sidney Harman understood music and magazines

There’s a talent to capturing the zeitgeist of a moment.

Both Charles Laufer, the founder of Tiger Beat, and Sidney Harman, executive chairman of Newsweek, possessed the bravado – and intuition – to know what would sell to the masses … Read more

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Lady Gaga describes the new Polaroid GL30 instant digital camera during the Consumer Electronics Show, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 in Las Vegas. Lady Gaga is Polaroid's creative director. (Julie Jacobson/AP)

Seeing journalism through the eyes of editor and columnist Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga has her paws in many projects – makeup endorsements, LGBT activism, a perfume deal and even a bracelet for sale that aids Japanese earthquake victims.

But now the pop phenomenon appears to be focused on journalism.

On Thursday, Metro, one … Read more

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