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18th of October 1998 News
Nieuws zoals het verscheen op de voorpagina van de New York Times op 18 oktober 1998
An ABC News Reporter Tests the Boundaries of Investigating Disney and Finds Them
Date: 19 October 1998
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Problems faced by reporters in examining their own companies are highlighted when ABC News rejects report by Brian Ross, 20/20 investigative reporter, and his producer, Rhonda Schwartz, about hiring and safety policies at Disney World, Florida theme park owned by ABC's corporate parent, Walt Disney, Co; problems are particularly thorny in age of conglomerates, when many parent companies of media outlets are also involved in many other businesses; Disney has denied influencing its network subsidiary (M)
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Media Talk; Scandals Don't Much Harm An Already Bad Reputation
Date: 19 October 1998
By Dylan Loeb McClain
Dylan McClain
Poll by Media Studies Center finds that most people have not noticed the recent scandals in news industry, but that they did not have a high opinion of journalists to begin with; finds 67 percent think journalists often or sometimes invent stories, 76 percent believe they often or sometimes plagiarize, 87 percent feel they often or sometimes use unethical or illegal tactics, and 86 percent believe that stories often or sometimes have factual errors (S)
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The Mogul; Sly as Fox
Date: 18 October 1998
By Alan Deutschman
Alan Deutschman
Alan Deutschman article on Rupert Murdoch's use of sports as 'battering ram' in drive for global media dominance; photo; latest move is deal with Charles Dolan and John Malone creating Fox Sports Net; 50-50 venture of Fox and Liberty Media will control local television rights to 69 of 75 professional teams in baseball, basketball and hockey; party at Madison Square Garden celebrating coup got little outside attention, but impact is far-reaching triumph for Murdoch over Michael Eisner and Disney, owner of ABC and ESPN (M)
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Op-Art
Date: 18 October 1998
By Tom Tomorrow
Tom Tomorrow
Op-Art cartoon by Tom Tomorrow on endless platitudes on television about Lewinsky scandal
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The Beast; Bizbrawl
Date: 18 October 1998
By Joanna Cagan and Neil Demause
Joanna Cagan
Article, Bizbrawl, by Joanna Cagan and Neil deMause explains in cartoon form how Rupert Murdoch, Michael Eisner, Ted Turner and Cablevision's Charles F Dolan, engage in their titanic battles to control sports, the media and the planet (S)
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Investor, Can You Spare a Dime? Fund Managers Take Pay Cuts
Date: 18 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Buck Consultants Inc reports average 10 percent decline in stock portfolio managers' salaries (S)
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Hyundai Wins Auction to Take Over Kia Motors
Date: 19 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hyundai Motor Co wins auction for insolvent Kia Motors Corp; will reportedly write off $5.3 billion in Kia debt (S)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 19 October 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-9 Mideast Peace Talks Continue Past Deadline Talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on an interim peace accord will continue past their original deadline and into today, despite more than 20 hours of personal involvement by President Clinton, American officials announced. A1 Arrest May Set Precedent Judge Baltasar Garzon, the Spanish magistrate who succeeded in getting Scotland Yard to arrest Chile's former dictator, Gen. Augusto Pinochet, has suddenly moved closer to creating an important legal precedent, one that could make the retirement of former dictators decidedly uncomfortable. A1 General Pinochet remained sequestered under police guard in London, awaiting a potentially devastating court hearing to weigh his extradition on charges of genocide, terrorism and murder. British officials have not said where General Pinochet is. A8
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 18 October 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-16 Former Chilean Dictator Is Arrested in London Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the retired former military dictator of Chile, was arrested in London by British police fulfilling an extradition request filed in Spain that charges him with the presumed murders of hundreds of Chilean and Spanish citizens during his 17 year period of heavy-handed rule. 1 Hopes Dim in Haiti Hopes in Haiti for an era of prosperity and stability have evaporated four years after the future looked so promising with the overthrowing of a brutal dictatorship and the procession of foreign aid donors and investors that followed. 6
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Word for Word/1400 B.C.; At Harvard, a Political Sex Scandal That's Not News, but Ancient History
Date: 18 October 1998
By Tom Kuntz
Tom Kuntz
Word for Word column excerpts translated proceedings from around 1400 BC in Mesopotamia, when judicial panel heard impeachment case involving sex and the mayor of Nuzi; drawing; Semitic Museum at Harvard exhibits cuneiform tablets that might be called the original Starr transcripts, since they were unearthed by archeologist Richard F S Starr in 1920's (M)
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