Media Talk; Journalists Defending The 'How' in Their Work
Date: 13 July 1998
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Recent verdict by jury in Bangor, Me, against producer and correspondent for NBC News program Dateline NBC is latest in string of setbacks for news organizations challenged not on their accuracy but their methods; this brings to three number of pending cases that turn not on accuracy of journalists' reports but on their methods; Floyd Abrams, lawyer and expert on First Amendment, says these jury decisions reflect what American public thinks about journalism these days (S)
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Ideas & Trends; Zombies and Other Creatures of the Media
Date: 12 July 1998
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
Article on disgraced journalists--some of whom have managed to find new careers; photos (M)
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What's Behind the Forecast? Pure Poetry
Date: 12 July 1998
By E. Kyle Minor
E. Minor
Article on CBS-TV news weatherman Ira Joe Fisher, whose avocations are poetry, entertaining and essay writing; photo (M)
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Liberties; Tina!
Date: 12 July 1998
By Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column on thunderous news that Tina Brown is leaving The New Yorker to become 'Miramax Multimedia Prncess'; muses on meaning of media's babble about 'synergy' and 'content' (S)
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Tool Orders Rose 16% During May
Date: 13 July 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Orders from American companies for domestic and foreign-produced machine tools rose 16 percent to estimated $795 million in May, compared with April; figure is from joint report from Assn for Manufacturing Technology and American Machine Tool Distributors' Assn; estimated orders for machine tools for first five months of year totaled $3.7 billion, up 3 percent from corresponding period year earlier (S)
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Applied Materials Offers Warning on Profit
Date: 13 July 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Applied Materials Inc, world's largest maker of semiconductor-manufacturing equipment, says its fiscal third-quarter results would fall below analyst forecasts, hurt by delayed orders and cutbacks in capital spending by chipmakers (S)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 12 July 1998
INTERNATIONAL 3-13 Autopsy Indicates Abiola Died of Heart Disease First findings by a team of visiting pathologists indicate that Nigeria's leading political prisoner, Moshood K. O. Abiola, died of a heart attack this week, his doctor said. Mr. Abiola was buried in a quiet ceremony at his house in Lagos. 1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 13 July 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-9 Japanese Premier Resigns After Election Setback Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto resigned after voters gave Japan's governing party a brutal drubbing in parliamentary elections on Sunday. While voters were apparently protesting the Government's handling of the recent economic crisis, the election result may create more disarray than ever in coming days. A1 The leading candidate to replace Prime Minister Hashimoto is Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi. Mr. Obuchi has generally avoided missteps, but analysts describe him as someone who makes Mr. Hashimoto seem dynamic by comparison. A8
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When the News Is Bad, Analysts Feel the Heat
Date: 12 July 1998
By Rick Gladstone
Rick Gladstone
Article on rare downgrade of Agco Corp stock to 'market performance,' considered euphemism for 'sell,' by securities analyst David Snyder; other analysts comment on such actions and their consequences; graph (M)
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Veterans Lose on Rule Banning Flag Patches
Date: 13 July 1998
North Wildwood, NJ, City Council refuses to overrule an order by Police Chief Gary Sloan banning American flag patches on uniforms (S)
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