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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Word for Word/Newsboy Nostalgia; Flash! Street Urchins Hawk Tabs on City Streets!
Date: 17 September 2000
By Joe Sharkey
Joe Sharkey
Article on history of street newsboy in wake of return of 'newsies' on New York City streets with Daily News' publication of free afternoon paper, Daily News Express; photos (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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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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Sapiens and Ness to Merge
Date: 18 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sapiens International and Ness Technologies, which both make software and provide services to help companies do business on Internet, plan to merge in stock deal valued at $256 million (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 18 September 2000
INTERNATIONAL A3-11 Uncertain Election Plan In Peru Concerns U.S. The sudden decision by Peru's president, Alberto K. Fujimori, to call new elections and not run in them himself took the United States and all of Latin America by surprise, officials said. While welcoming the move, they expressed concern that Peru might face a period of unrest and voiced uncertainty about what role its army might play. A1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 17 September 2000
INTERNATIONAL 3-17 Peru's President Calls For Immediate Elections President Alberto K. Fujimori of Peru announced that he would call an immediate new general election and that he would not run for re-election. He made a televised address amid an escalating corruption scandal involving the head of his spy service. 1
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National News Briefs
Date: 18 September 2000
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Space Mission Ends, and Shuttle Plans Return
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National News Briefs
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Fire Spurs Evacuation; Colorado Seeks Help
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