Call Again Later.(Brief Article)

American Journalism Review,  November, 2000  by Robertson, Lori

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Some cellular phone users have probably suffered from shock when their pricey bills arrived in the mail. Certainly, Philadelphia Newspapers Inc., parent of the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News, did when it received a string of high-end fees charged to Inquirer reporter Tom Turcol's phone. Like, say, $1,000 one month, and a couple more for around $700. The bean counters decided to cut Turcol off.

The New Jersey state political reporter does yak a lot with politicos statewide, as well as in Washington, New York and other U.S. locales. Right before the June New Jersey ...

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