anchorman exhibit this week in the paper s style section. and former chicago anchor bill kurtis who actually provided the narration for anchorman. bill, you ve had an accomplished career. do you find, though, that that voice is now forever associated with this movie? find that voic forever associated with this movie. it is. now everyone will remember the anchor man movie. katherine, i thought this was a guy s flick. but in anticipation of what you wrote for the style section, i m thrilled to hear women say, they loved it too. what the appeal of this movie, of this character? well, for one thing, it s a really funny character and i think everyone loves a good satire. coming up with the news media and news culture at the time, i think women appreciate a film mocking a time that was hard for women to be working in the work force.
be celebrated with anchorman: the exhibit at washington, d.c. s, exhibit devoted to the news, the newseum. unless you think a visit to the anchorman exhibit is an excuse to vik care yous vicarious vicariously wallow in an politically incorrect newsroom. the exhibit explores the reality behind the humor of anchorman and tracks the rise of personality-driven news formats in the 70s. as you probably know, the original anchorman spoofed that 1970s newsroom culture. what in the hell s diversity? well, i could be wrong, but i believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the civil war era. ron, i would be surprised if the affiliates were concerned about the lack of an old, old wooden ship, but nice try. joining me now, the washington post s katherine boyle who wrote about the
clothes? at the toilet store? katherine, how about the museum as a venue for this exhibit? it remind me of circum specs when the national constitution center in my hometown of philadelphia add springsteen exhibition a year or so ago. does it fit? i actually think it does fit. the museum for one will bring? a lot of people. it is in dire straits in terms of finances. most museums in washington are free. they have a $22 admission fee. so i think they need to do something buzzy. they need to do something that will bring in the next generation of museum-goers. and this is it. it is not going to take over the bottom line or be the game-changer, but it ll bring in new people and caught the attention of people in the news media, that s for sure. bill, how representative of the era, this movie? well, not only is it representative of the era, but
0 let s begin tonight with this classic american debate. it s the tug-of-war between the national security and personal privacy. but what makes this fight so unusual is that even as we learn that washington is keeping tabs on who has phoned whom and when, we re reminded that this is a government headed by a liberal democratic president who s made a virtue of transparency. today, the story got even richer. today we learned that washington has been collecting information overseas on foreigners using web-based companies like google and facebook and apple. is the invasion of personal privacy too high a price to pay for the increased security against terrorism that it s supposed to bring? or is it all worth it? especially in a society where personal privacy is diminished every day? easy pass tags and metro cards track our every move. private companies know what cars we drive, what magazines we read, what websites we click upon. tracking of all of this we find out that somebody goes to a por
that, but apparently we are going to cover it. before we get to that, the government of hollande is about to present it first budget. its expected to whicheverdelives of tax hikes. meantime european policymakers are appraising spain s reform plan. but today the government must brace for the results of the banking stress tests that will determine the recapitalization needs of the country s most troubled lenders. we have steve sedgwick following the story in thmadrid, but firs out to stefane in paris. it sounds like there will be a contrast with the spanish budget. it s tax hikes that seem to be the focus. in france it will be focus on tax hikes. that s the decision about to be announced by the french government. basically 20 billion euros in additional taxes in the budget for the next year. and only 10 billion euros in spending cuts. that s the plan to reach the deficit target. that s the best case scenario because the budget is based on a growth assumption of 0.8% which s