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3rd of August 1992 News
Nieuws zoals het verscheen op de voorpagina van de New York Times op 3 augustus 1992
Covering the Next War
Date: 04 August 1992
By Stanley W. Cloud
Stanley Cloud
On March 17, 1991, at the conclusion of the gulf war, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Pete Williams, proclaimed that reporters in the gulf had produced "the best war coverage" in U.S. history. Mr. Williams could not have been more wrong. Desert Storm was certainly the
worst-
covered major U.S. conflict in this century. And now, nearly 17 months after the end of the war, many critics -- including John R. MacArthur, the publisher of Harper's, in his new book "Second Front" -- are asking why there was so little reporting of actual combat in the gulf and what can be done to assure that there will be more -- and better -- coverage in the future.
The answer to the first question is alarmingly simple: The Pentagon allowed only "pools" to cover the war -- small bunches of reporters, representing the entire press corps and rigidly controlled by various military "minders." On top of that, as a condition of participating in the pools, journalists had to submit their reports to military censors for "security review."
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Britain Tells TV Company to Divulge Sources
Date: 03 August 1992
In a serious blow to investigative journalism in Britain, the High Court ruled on Friday that a British commercial television company did not have the legal right to promise absolute confidentiality to a source who took part in a documentary about police complicity in terrorist killings in Northern Ireland. The television company, Channel 4, and Box Productions, an independent company that produced the documentary, were held in contempt of court for refusing to obey judicial orders that they hand over material that would identify their sources. The companies were fined $:75,000 ($142,000), plus costs estimated at $:150,000 to $:200,000 ($285,000 to $380,000).
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MILLIONS ON STRIKE TO BACK MANDELA ON MAJORITY RULE
Date: 04 August 1992
By Bill Keller
Bill Keller
In what organizers hailed as a resounding and comparatively peaceful black "referendum" in support of ending white rule, millions of South Africans began a two-day general strike today that stilled large portions of industry and turned urban centers into ghost towns. The day was marred by sporadic violence that killed at least 12 people, a fairly typical death toll in South Africa these days.
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Cigna's Profit Declines 26.4%
Date: 04 August 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Cigna Corporation said today that second-quarter profits fell 26.4 percent because of high catastrophe losses and a weak worldwide market for property and casualty insurance. The insurer reported that its net income fell to $125 million, or $1.74 a share, from $170 million, or $2.38 a share, in the period a year earlier.
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HIGHER LOSS IN QUARTER FOR AMERICA WEST AIRLINES
Date: 04 August 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
America West Airlines, considered to be among the weakest United States air carriers, reported a $33.4 million second-quarter loss, compared with a loss of $30.9 million for the second quarter of 1991. Operating revenues declined 12 percent, to $333.5 million from $378.5 million a year ago. The bankrupt airline cited the fare war during May and June as the reason for lost revenue.
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MACY LOSES $64.7 MILLION IN FIVE WEEKS
Date: 04 August 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
R. H. Macy & Company yesterday posted a loss of $64.7 million on sales of $535.1 million for the five weeks ended July 4. The retailer posted an operating loss of $32.9 million for the five-week period before interest expenses of $29.3 million and restructuring charges of $2.5 million.
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SMALLER INTERCO EMERGES FROM CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY
Date: 04 August 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Interco Inc., the furniture and shoe maker, and its subsidiaries emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization, more than 18 months after seeking protection from creditors. Interco, burdened with $2.34 billion of debt it assumed to fend off a 1988 takeover attempt, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 1991.
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CENTOCOR, DRUG MAKER, POSTS LOWER LOSS FOR PERIOD
Date: 04 August 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Centocor Inc. reduced its net loss for the second quarter by more than half from last year's comparable period, although the future of the company and its lead product for treating sepsis are still in question. The Malvern, Pa., pharmaceutical company reported a quarterly loss of $39.6 million, compared with a loss of $98.4 million for the period ended June 1991, when Centocor took a $70.1 million charge for research and development.
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Problems at Chipwich Unit Result in Chapter 11 Filing
Date: 04 August 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Chipwich Inc., the New York maker of chocolate-chip-cookie ice cream sandwiches, filed for bankruptcy protection late Friday as a result of reportedly illegal actions at its Peltz Food division. Chipwich had said in early June that it defaulted on its bank loans after it was found that the Peltz division, which distributes frozen and refrigerated foods, had overstated inventories for the fourth quarter of 1991 and the first quarter of 1992.
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Corrections
Date: 04 August 1992
Because of an editing error, an article on Sunday about a Vermont newspaper reporter who has refused to testify about her interviews with a prisoner misidentified the prisoner in some copies. He is Charles Gundlah.
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