Walter S. Isaacson '74, managing editor of Time magazine, gave a discussion group a recent example of collaboration among top news outlets.
Just before he arrived at the breakout discussion titled "Breaking Gossip: Matt Drudge and the Monica Lewinsky Scoop," he was logged on to his America On-Line account in the process of finalizing this week's Time cover story.
While Isaacson was online, Drudge--who has the Time editor on his "buddy list"--sent him an instant message asking for a news tip to put up on his Web site.
"He uses me, and I use him," Isaacson said.
The issues of the day centered mainly around the future of journalism with regard to the Internet and the way in which the press plans to tackle Election 2000.
George magazine's Senior Editor Matthew A. Saal '87 said the power of the Internet--and of Internet stars like Matt Drudge--manifests itself in the fact that "no longer can an elite group of Washington editors decide what's a story."
But Mark E. Halperin '87, political director of ABC News, said presidential politics is still all about television.
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