Into the Breach; Editor Steps into the Heart of Turbulence at U.S. News
Date: 03 August 1998
By Robin Pogrebin
Robin Pogrebin
Stephen G Smith takes over as editor of US News & World Report at difficult time; his predecessor, James Fallows, is still hashing out severance agreement with magazine's owner, Mortimer B Zuckerman, and at least nine staff members are leaving or have already left; morale is low and many reporters and editors wonder how long Smith will last; he is seventh editor at US News since Zuckerman bought magazine 14 years ago; Zuckerman says he wants to move magazine back to more conventional news magazine format, but critics say US News cannot compete with Time or Newsweek on that ground, because it has fewer resources, smaller staff and earlier deadlines; they say US News needs to carve out its own distinct role; photo chart (M)
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Industry View; Internet journalists are beginning to gain respect in an area once seen as a stepchild by established media companies.
Date: 03 August 1998
By Jamie Heller
Jamie Heller
Industry View column by Jamie Heller says on-line journalism's stigma as unworthy stepchild of print journalism has begun to fade as respected print journalists flocked to Net; notes that some major media companies now treat their on-line publications as more than just brand extensions; says these attitudinal shifts point to potential career rewards for on-line risk takers; drawing (M)
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Her Job: Maintaining Journalistic Goodwill
Date: 02 August 1998
By Diane Ketcham
Diane Ketcham
Article on press corps numbering 900 reporters that is covering 1998 Goodwill Games events on Long Island; Mill Pond Model Yacht Club in Port Washington, NY, holds vintage model boat regatta; photos (M)
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A Secret Proceeding With No Secrets
Date: 02 August 1998
By Scott Turow
Scott Turow
Author and lawyer Scott Turow Op-Ed article holds Kenneth Starr's probe of Pres Clinton has been exclusively political and abuse of grand jury process; blames hyperactive press and unscrupulous tactical leaking from all sides, especially from prosecutors; notes Clinton could not quietly invoke his constitutional right against self-incrimination because of political impact of likely leak from Starr's office (M)
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As Crime Falls, Pressure Rises To Alter Data
Date: 03 August 1998
By Fox Butterfield
Fox Butterfield
Senior police officials nationwide are concerned that sharp drop in crime in recent years has produced new pressure on police departments to show ever-decreasing crime statistics and might be behind incidents in several cities in which commanders have manipulated crime data; cities include Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia and Boca Raton; officials remain convinced of nationwide drop in crime since 1992, but are questioning whether politicians seeking office, news media and public should attach so much importance to annual, and sometimes monthly, release of crime figures; photo (M)
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The Hippocratic Wars
Date: 02 August 1998
Dr Robert J Myerburg clarifies his remarks on troubling aspects of medical reporting quoted in Ellen R Shell's June 28 article
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Protecting the Audience
Date: 02 August 1998
Kenneth G Swan Jr letter on July 26 article on new ethical pressures on reporters cites potential for abuse in attribution of news to unidentified sources
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 02 August 1998
INTERNATIONAL 3-19 Threats Rise to Wildlife In Parts of East Africa Conservationists say that a growing conflict between people and wild animals is posing a serious threat to wildlife in Kenya. Aerial surveys show Kenya's wildlife has been disappearing steadily over the last 20 years as the country's human population expands. Small-scale poaching by rural poor has also increased. 1 Shift in Anglican Church The world's Anglican bishops have gathered in Canterbury, England, for their once-a-decade meeting, and for the first time more bishops who are heads of dioceses have come from churches of Africa and Asia than England, Canada and Australia. 14
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 03 August 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-8 Castro Arrives on Grenada Calling for Stronger Ties The Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, arrived on Grenada, nearly 15 years after American troops landed there and expelled a militarized Cuban brigade that was building an airport. Mr. Castro, who received cheers and a 21-gun salute, said he was eager to deepen relations with Grenada and unveiled a plaque thanking Cuba for helping build the airport. A1 Fall of a Chinese Mob Ring After a series of brazen robberies, murders and kidnappings, a Chinese mob ring was disbanded last week by China's national police. The gang's downfall is the latest chapter in the curious evolution of lawlessness in southern China, where organized crime flourished in step with the economy in the 1990's. A1
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Street News With Flash
Date: 02 August 1998
The Big Issue, new Los Angeles monthly magazine sold by homeless people, shuns mean-streets reportage of 'homeless' newspapers; seeks to divert readers with celebrity coverage and service fluff; is American version of successful London-based publication founded by Gordon Roddick and A John Bird; photo (M)
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