Media Talk; President Retires At Headline News
Date: 15 January 2001
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Bob Furnad retires as president of CNN's Headline News after 17 years' service; he will teach journalism at University of Georgia; photo (M)
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Prague Trying To Sort Out TV Politics
Date: 14 January 2001
Lower chamber of Czech Parliament dismisses council that oversees Czech Television and provoked crisis in December by appointing Jiri Hodac as its director; moves are not sufficient to please journalists occupying the station (M)
Drama of County's Hospital Unfolds on Reality TV Program
Date: 14 January 2001
By Claudia Rowe
Claudia Rowe
Article on Doctors' Diaries, 13-episode reality television program being filmed by Broadcast News Network at Westchester Medical Center; photo (M)
The World; Oil Abounds, Misery Too: A Case Study
Date: 14 January 2001
By Rachel L. Swarns
Rachel Swarns
Intense US interest in Angola, particulaly its oil sector, discussed in light of restive population's questioning of its benefits from relationship; photo; human rights activists have praised US and IMF for quietly pressing government to reduce poverty, repair shattered infrastructure, rescue collapsping health and school systems and respect press freedom, but broken promises are as plentiful in Angola as country's vast offshore oil reserves (M)
British Retailer Says It Still Plans Spinoff
Date: 15 January 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kingfisher PLC, third-largest British retailer, says that it will consider offers for divisions not involved in its primary home improvement and electronics businesses (M)
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 14 January 2001
INTERNATIONAL 3-13 Portrait of a Jihad Leader: Bin Laden Trains for War Osama bin Laden, America's most wanted terror suspect, has created a kind of clearinghouse for Islamic terrorism in his Al Qaeda group, which American officials say conducts its own operations and underwrites local militants, connecting home-grown plots to a global Islamic holy war against secular governments in the Middle East and the Western powers that support them. 1 Quake Shakes Central America An earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 left dozens of people dead in El Salvador and 2 more in Guatemala. President Francisco Flores of El Salvador declared a national emergency and appealed for international aid. 4
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 15 January 2001
INTERNATIONAL A3-9 Foiled Terrorism in Jordan Illustrates bin Laden Reach Jordanian and American officials say a thwarted terrorist attack in Jordan in late 1999 is a case study of how Osama bin Laden and his deputies, isolated in Afghanistan, have extended their reach. A1 El Salvador Quake Toll Rises More than 400 people were confirmed dead, and hundreds more injured and missing in El Salvador in the wake of a strong earthquake that struck on Saturday. A1
National News Briefs
Date: 14 January 2001
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Two Men Are Charged in Philadelphia Killings
The Bad News Is, Miss Is a Hit
Date: 14 January 2001
By Bill Kent
Bill Kent
Article on decision by ABC to move Miss America Pageant back to September, but week later than officials in Atlantic City wanted; network, fearing NBC's Summer Olympics coverage would cut viewership, moved pageant to October 14 last year; photo (M)
In Uncertain Times, Put Surprise to Work
Date: 14 January 2001
By Gretchen Morgenson
Gretchen Morgenson
Gretchen Morgenson Market Watch column cites work of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter analyst Joseph Mezrich, who studied effects of both positive and negative surprises on stock groups; he is convinced that his findings can help investors limit downside risks in economic slowdown that is likely ahead; graph (M)