Shortcut to Catching Up on Current Events
Nobody likes being out of the loop. Here's how the people who bring you the news get up to speed.
"I do a quick scan of CNN.com and AssignmentEditor.com, which allows you to access any newspaper in the country, and I read the Wall Street Journal's What's News section," says CNN's Paula Zahn."I put C-Span on in the background while I put away dishes or pay bills," says Mark Halperin, the political director of ABC News and the editor of The Note, on the network's website."On the Internet, scan the New York Times and the New York Post ," says Post editor Isaac Guzman. "Then watch a 30-minute roundup on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. If you have any memory retention at all, you'll be ready to become an ambassador or a UN delegate."
