Big 3 Networks Forced to Revise News-Gathering Methods
Date: 12 October 1998
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
CBS, ABC and NBC have been significantly changing their news coverage, spurred by competition from 24-hour news networks, diversion of funds to other programming and swiftly evolving wizardry of satellite and computer technology that has enabled networks to produce news reports faster and more efficiently and rely more on footage from partner networks abroad and video news agencies; evening newscast have been reshaped, foreign and domestic bureaus closed or downsized and correspondents asked to move faster and do more; table; photos (M)
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Media Talk; When an Editor Takes A Political Stance
Date: 12 October 1998
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
Harold Evans, editorial director of New York Daily News, US News & World Report and other publications, dismisses criticism of his signing of advertisement advocating censure, not impeachment, of Pres Clinton; holds journalists reporting to him are not intimidated by his views; photo (S)
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World Bank Emphasizes Role of Free Media in Fighting Graft
Date: 11 October 1998
By Paul Lewis
Paul Lewis
World Bank, after surveying Asian financial crisis, has concluded that strong and independent news media could be important protection against economic mismanagement and government malfeasance in developing nations; bank president James D Wolfensohn stresses importance of 'the free flow of information' as one of 'essentials of good governance' on which sustainable economic progress depends, address to annual meeting of World Bank and International Monetary Fund (M)
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Q&A;/Frank Harris 3d; Talking About Race, Out Loud and Often
Date: 11 October 1998
By Stephanie Shtierman
Stephanie Shtierman
Excerpts from interview with Frank Harris 3d, assistant professor of journalism at Southern Connecticut State University and New Haven Register columnist, who is teaching course entitled Race and the News; photo (M)
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Media Talk; Defendant in CNN Suit Hires Her Own Lawyer
Date: 12 October 1998
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
April Oliver, former CNN producer named as co-defendant with Time Warner, CNN's corporate parent, in Maj Gen John Singlaub's defamation suit over discredited Tailwind broadcast, has hired owned lawyer; her claim of truthfulness is at odds with Time Warner's repudiation of her work; she has not been named as individual defendant in other suits over CNN's report that Special Forces used nerve gas in mission targeting deserters; photo (M)
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Decline Is Reported In Orders for Tools
Date: 12 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Association for Manufacturing Technology and American Machine Tool Distributors Association report orders from United States companies for domestic and foreign-made machine tools dropped 16% in Aug, to estimated $456 million, from revised $543 million in July (S)
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Daimler-Benz Rejects $1.22 Billion Bid for Its Debitel Division
Date: 12 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Daimler-Benz AG rejects Mobilcom AG's 2 billion mark ($1.22 billion) bid for Debitel, telecommunications service provider it owns with Metro AG (M)
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European Chief For Credit Suisse
Date: 12 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Credit Suisse First Boston hires John Nelson, Lazard Brothers & Co vice chairman, as chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston Europe; he succeeds David Mulford, who will become head of international business; will be member of executive board and chairman of European executive committee (M)
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Now What? A TV Special Issue
Date: 11 October 1998
Devon Wickens letter says Don Hewitt is on target to say that television is an entertainment medium
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Now What? A TV Special Issue
Date: 11 October 1998
Marilyn Berlin Snell letter observes that there is nobody left at corporate level who is interested in even semblance of news standards on television
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