MediaTalk; Modest Gain for CNN in Chung's First Week
Date: 01 July 2002
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
CNN is encouraged by modest ratings gain in time slot for Connie Chung's new program; show seems to be having little impact on Bill O'Reilly's competing Fox News Channel program (M)
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CNN Navigates Raw Emotions In Its Coverage From Israel
Date: 01 July 2002
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
CNN, with its huge global reach, is focal point for both Israelis and Palestinians pressuring Western media to portray conflict from their point of view; Israelis charge CNN is biased against Israel, while Palestinians demand network pay more attention to civilians killed in Israeli military campaigns; their passions are heightened by belief conflict may be decided by world opinion, which can be effectively swayed by television; Israelis, while angrier about BBC coverage, have focused more on CNN; CNN apparently seeks to appease critics in Israel and United States in wake of uproar stirred by founder Ted Turner's remark that both sides are involved in terrorism; efforts upset some inside CNN; CNN executives deny appeasement effort (M)
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White House Letter; Live, From Washington, It's the Daily Press Briefing
Date: 01 July 2002
By Elisabeth Bumiller
Elisabeth Bumiller
Elisabeth Bumiller's White House Letter column on White House press secretary Ari Fleischer's daily press briefing, which is watched not only by political junkies, and retirees, but also by Pres Bush over lunch in Oval Office; photo (M)
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They're Young. They're Sexy. They're Targets.
Date: 01 July 2002
By Selena Roberts
Selena Roberts
Female tennis players have evolved from athletes into sex objects as young women like Anna Kournikova and sisters Venus and Serena Williams increasingly are represented in magazines and media as desirable, leading many in tennis community to fear rise in stalking and obsession cases; photos (M)
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Telstra Buying Rest Of Phone Venture
Date: 01 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Telstra buys remainder of its joint Asian mobile phone venture CSL from Pacific Century CyberWorks for $614 million; will also buy $190 million of three-year bonds (S)
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Oilers Gain Richter's Rights
Date: 01 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Edmonton Oilers gain rights to goaltender Mike Richter from New York Rangers, who gain undisclosed draft pick (S)
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Arrogance or Fear?
Date: 30 June 2002
Former New York Cosmos captain Werner Roth letter contends that some American sportswriters still know little about soccer (S)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 01 July 2002
INTERNATIONAL A2-7 Mexican Files Are Opened, And Focus Is on Ex-Leader Luis Echeverría, who ruled Mexico from 1970 to 1976, may be called to give testimony as a special prosecutor begins a formal investigation of thousands of files about the ''dirty war'' fought by Mexico's government from the late 1960's into the early 1980's. A1 New Legal System in Russia Russia will adopt a revised Criminal Procedural Code to govern the prosecution of criminal cases and protects the rights of those accused. The code is intended to introduce an adversarial process, with prosecutors required to argue the facts of any case while the defense will have new powers to challenge evidence, witnesses and procedures. A1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 30 June 2002
INTERNATIONAL 3-12 Koreas Exchange Blame Over Battle in Yellow Sea The North and South Korean governments traded charges over who was responsible for a clash at sea in which a South Korean patrol boat was sunk and four South Koreans killed. The exchange dashed hopes that excitement over the World Cup might encourage efforts at reconciliation. 12 Bush Shifts Mideast Policy President Bush's position that Yasir Arafat must go, and that not much else can happen until he does, has left Arab leaders and Middle East experts wondering whether the United States is effectively disengaging from the peace process by putting its policy on hold. 12
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State Out of Step
Date: 01 July 2002
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column, noting earlier column on proponents of terrorism who were allowed airtime on Voice of America, scores continuing failure of VOA to air strong pro-US message, despite efforts by new Bush-appointed chief Robert Reilly; says America's voice is faint and efforts at public diplomacy aimed at Islamic audience is flop (M)
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