On 4 June 1997 United Press International (UPI) names James Adams, Washington bureau chief for the Sunday Times of London, as its chief executive officer.

On 18 June 1997 John J. Agoglia resigns as president of NBC Enterprises. He was directly responsible for the network's dealings with the entertainment industry.

On 25 September 1997 TV sportscaster Marv Albert pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault and battery in a sex scandal that leads to his firing from NBC. He receives a twelvemonth suspended sentence and is ordered to undergo counseling, and returns to sports broadcasting in July 1999.

Disgraced TV evangelist James Orsen Bakker is released after serving 4.5 years in a federal prison. He was convicted in October 1989 on charges of selling $158 million worth of essentially nonexistent timeshares at his Heritage USA Christian theme park.

In August 1998 Boston Globe columnist Mike Barnicle is suspended for two months after the newspaper discovered...