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POLITICS : For Many in the Media, Hotline Is a Must-Read Daily Source : Publisher sees it as voice of diversity. Critics say it can reinforce the herd mentality.

November 28, 1995 | ELEANOR RANDOLPH, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A scant 10 minutes past his 11:30 a.m. deadline, Hotline Publisher Robert Balkin scampered down three sets of stairs and into a basement control room. As Balkin and a computer expert tried to unravel a mechanical glitch, tiny red lights flickered impatiently on a stack of black metal boxes nearby. "Those are our readers," Balkin explained breathlessly. "They're wondering where we are."

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POLITICS : For Many in the Media, Hotline Is a Must-Read Daily Source : Publisher sees it as voice of diversity. Critics say it can reinforce the herd mentality.

November 28, 1995 | ELEANOR RANDOLPH, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A scant 10 minutes past his 11:30 a.m. deadline, Hotline Publisher Robert Balkin scampered down three sets of stairs and into a basement control room. As Balkin and a computer expert tried to unravel a mechanical glitch, tiny red lights flickered impatiently on a stack of black metal boxes nearby. "Those are our readers," Balkin explained breathlessly. "They're wondering where we are."

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