Originally Posted by
itsaboutthejourney
I assumed Marriott went with very basic newspapers due to the generally conservative and Mormon bend of it's founders and executives.
Oh good grief. Not the Mormon stuff again.
Marriott Corporation is interested in revenue. Not having papers in the rooms/by request allows it to save $$; aka, putting them in the lobby or exec lounge is more cost effective. Papers are (domestically) usually USA Today, Wall Street Journal and/or the local newspaper. Int'ly it's USA Today, WSJ, Int'l Financial Times, local papers or papers from nearby countries (such as a London or German newspaper in Amsterdam, in addition to the local Amsterdam newspaper).
As noted before (by Bill Marriott himself), he separates bizness from his personal beliefs & Marriott Corporation is one of the larger sellers of alcohol in the US.
Re: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, ESPN. It varies by property. There's no specific edict from HQ on what's to be shown in the lobby/bar/exec lounge/health club TVs.
Cheers.