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More on ABC's Breathtaking Scoop [Ed Whelan  01/24 06:00 PM] From a reader who took part in the seminar that Justice Scalia led:“I was fortunate enough to have a first-seat view of the famous Beaver Creek conference that ABC is making much about. . . . As I recall, the timing of Roberts's confirmation vote and swearing in were up in the air to the last minute. . . . As I recall, he was sworn in within 3 hours of the vote, and it was announced as a surprise at the conference. Scalia even mildly chuckled from the podium...

BLOODBATH LIST Mon Nov 07 2005 11:02:35 ET Average weekday circulation of America's 20 biggest newspapers for the six-month period ended Sept. 30, as reported Monday by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. [The percentage changes are from the comparable year-ago period.] 1. USA Today, 2,296,335, down 0.59 percent 2. The Wall Street Journal, 2,083,660, down 1.10 percent 3. The New York Times, 1,126,190, up 0.46 percent 4. Los Angeles Times, 843,432, down 3.79 percent 5. New York Daily News, 688,584, down 3.70 percent 6. The Washington Post, 678,779, down 4.09 percent 7. New York Post, 662,681, down 1.74 percent 8....

Circulation is melting away at the Boston Globe, on top of vanishing ad revenue, and the need for deep cuts is forcing closure of its national news desk and two sections within the broadsheet. But the New York Times Co., parent company of the Globe, is standing by Globe publisher Richard Gilman and his management team – even as Morrissey Boulevard has become a drag on Times Co. earnings. The Times Co. said yesterday its Boston paper's weekday circulation plunged by nearly 8 percent over the past six months compared to last year – dropping 35,000 copies to 416,000, despite...

'Black Tuesday' Continues: 'NYT' Cutting 500 Jobs By E&P Staff Published: September 20, 2005 4:37 PM ET NEW YORK The New York Times Company announced a staggering staff reduction plan Tuesday that will likely mean some 500 job loses at the company's many properties, including an expected 45 newsroom positions at The New York Times newspaper and 35 at The Boston Globe. In a press release distributed Tuesday afternoon, the company said it "plans to begin the staff reductions in October and implement them over the course of the next six to nine months. The news followed an announcement earlier...