The Right Strategy for Fox; Conservative Cable Channel Gains in Ratings War
Date: 18 September 2000
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Fox News Channel, cable television network created by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to counter what Murdoch called CNN's liberal bias, is growing in ratings, household distribution and revenue; network's fight for acceptance as mainstream news source may be hindered by its perceived right-wing bias; graphs of market share; photo (M)
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History for Sale, Dents and All; Publishers Part With Vintage Prints, Thanks to Digitizing and Demand
Date: 18 September 2000
By Margarett Loke
Margarett Loke
Newspapers and magazines are selling original prints from their archives into market that prizes vintage prints; advocates of sales argue digital storage of images makes hard copies superfluous and that valuable old prints are better off in hands of collectors and museums, who know how to care for them; critics deplore what they sell as selling off of history; photos (M)
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NEW WIRELESS SERVICE PLANNED
Date: 19 September 2000
By Simon Romero
Simon Romero
ScreamingMedia, company that gathers content like news stories and photos and filters it into client Web sites, is expected to announce plans to provide wireless services for its network of 2,800 content providers and 1,100 subscribers; in deal with OracleMobile, wireless Internet subsidiary of Oracle Corp, ScreamingMedia will develop and operate wireless services for media companies (S)
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Public Interests; The Plus Spin of Pickiness
Date: 19 September 2000
By Gail Collins
Gail Collins
Gail Collins Op-Ed column on media coverage of presidential campaigns of Gov George W Bush and Vice Pres Al Gore and of election campaign by Republican Repr Rick Lazio for US Senate seat from New York (M)
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Tycoon Takes to the Road With Media-vs.-Moscow Wars
Date: 18 September 2000
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Article on recent visit of Russian media tycoon Vladimir V Gusinsky to New York, where he cast himself as protector of free Russian press under siege by government of Pres Vladimir V Putin; his brief arrest in June on corruption charges put harsh spotlight on Russian government's blunt use of its powers against media critics; visited city in capacity as president of Russian Jewish Congress (M)
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Spread of Violence Against Journalists
Date: 18 September 2000
By James Brooke
James Brooke
Canadians are upset over shooting and serious wounding of Michel Auger, well-known crime reporter for Journal de Montreal, in newspaper parking lot day after his article on turmoil among drug gang bosses appeared in paper; shooting has spurred protests in Quebec and Ottawa; advocates for news media note physical attacks on reporters in North America are rare, but attacks by criminals on journalists are on rise worldwide; photos (M)
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Major Creditor Says Russia Media Mogul Backed Out of Secret Deal
Date: 19 September 2000
By Sabrina Tavernise
Sabrina Tavernise
Fight between Russian media mogul Vladimir V Gusinsky, his creditors and government takes unexpected turn as Gazprom, giant gas company, reveals that he backed out of secret agreement signed two months ago to sell his entire newspaper and broadcasting business; Gusinsky acknowledges signing agreement, but says it is void since he acted under duress; Gusinsky's criticisms of Kremlin, and his brief arrest that raised questions about direction of press freedoms, recalled; his company, Media-Most, is heavily indebted to Gazprom, in which government is single largest shareholder, and has been under pressure to settle debts (M)
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SPECIALTY FOODS IS FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY
Date: 19 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Specialty Foods Corp, leading maker of cookies, files for bankruptcy protection (S)
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AVON TO COSMETIC PRODUCTS IN DEPARTMENT STORES
Date: 19 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Avon Products will begin selling its products in department stores in 2001 for first time in company's 115-year history; will sell new line of cosmetics at Sears, Roebuck and at J C Penney in 2001 (S)
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DRESDNER BANK BUYING WASSERSTEIN, PERELLA
Date: 19 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dresdner Bank acquires Wasserstein, Perella & Co for $1.56 billion; Bruce W Wasserstein will be executive chairman of investment bank, which will be renamed Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (S)
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