NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 12 April 2004
INTERNATIONAL A3-10 Shaky Cease-Fire in Iraq; U.S. Helicopter Shot Down American troops withheld their firepower against insurgents outside three Iraqi cities, allowing Iraqi intermediaries time to negotiate, but warned that the resistance would be crushed if the rebels maneuvered for long. The insurgents inflicted a new blow when they shot down an Apache attack helicopter about three miles west of Baghdad airport, killing both crewmen. A1
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The Ties Behind the News In Author Interviews on TV
Date: 11 April 2004
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
CBS's 60 Minutes secures interviews with authors published by Simon & Schuster Inc, leading to questions of unfair advantage as both companies are subsidiaries of Viacom Corp, which also owns CBS; executives of both companies regard interviews with Bob Woodward and Richard A Clarke as good marketing and mutually beneficial; author tie-ins are common; and NBC also courts publishers; 60 Minutes executive producer Don Hewitt notes that Simon & Schuster client Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton gave interview to ABC; photos (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 11 April 2004
INTERNATIONAL 3-17 Possible Cease-Fire in Falluja United States forces and Iraqi insurgents have agreed to a cease-fire in the Sunni town of Falluja, one of the Iraqi Governing Council delegates to the negotiations said. 1 American commanders, preparing for a prolonged offensive, are issuing orders to attack any members of a rebellious Shia militia in southern cities while moving methodically to squeeze Sunni fighters west of Baghdad until they lay down their arms. 1
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9/11 Warnings at Issue as Bush Plans News Conference
Date: 12 April 2004
By David Stout
David Stout
President Bush announced today that he would hold a news conference in the White House on Tuesday evening.
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The Public Editor; The Juror, the Paper and a Dubious Need to Know
Date: 11 April 2004
By Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent
The Public Editor column by Daniel Okrent criticizes Times reporting on private life of controversial juror in ill-started Tyco International Trial, even while refusing to join other newspapers in publishing her name; concludes that individual juror's role in deliberations should remain private even after trial ends, if that is juror's wish, noting that post-trial interviews were not common until federal court in 1978 affirmed reporters' right to conduct them; also agrees with protest about Times juror chart listing race, which was not even slightest factor in Tyco case (M)
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On Easter Sunday in Texas, Bush Awards Purple Hearts
Date: 12 April 2004
By Joel Brinkley
Joel Brinkley
Pres Bush emerges from seclusion at his Texas ranch, attending Easter services at nearby Fort Hood and visiting military hospital to award Purple Hearts to 10 soldiers wounded in Iraq; this is his first public appearance through tumultuous week of news; he tells reporters this has been 'tough week' in Iraq (M)
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A Justice's Sense of Privilege
Date: 12 April 2004
By Bob Herbert
Bob Herbert
Bob Herbert Op-Ed column says when agents acting on behalf of Supreme Court justice can, at his request, snatch and destroy information collected by reporters, it is not just thumbing nose at Constitution, it is dangerous step in direction of totalitarianism; cites recent incident in which young reporter for Hattiesburg, Miss, newspaper had her recorder seized by United States marshals as Assoc Justice Antonon Scalia spoke at local high school; says power brokers in country delude themselves into thinking they are royalty, not public servants charged with protecting rights and interests of the people (M)
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The Mouse Still Roars
Date: 11 April 2004
By Kelefa Sanneh
Kelefa Sanneh
Kelefa Sanneh reviews new album by indie-rock group Modest Mouse; photo (S)
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April 4-10
Date: 11 April 2004
Two reporters were required to erase a recording of a Supreme Court justice's speech, and the F.C.C. announced it intended to levy a huge fine.
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