CBS Unable to Get Word on Newsmen Arrested in Angola
Date: 06 December 1975
By The Associated Press
Richard S Salant, CBS pres, on Dec 5 repts that network has been unable to get information about newsmen Don Webster and Bill Mutschmann, seized 2 wks ago in Angola (S)
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ENGRAVERS UNION AGREES ON A PACT; To Vote on Accord Reached With News and Times
Date: 05 December 1975
NYS Mediation Bd chmn Vincent D McDonnell repts Photoengravers Union Local 1P and NY News and NY Times on Dec 4 reached agreement on new 3-yr contact; pact provides for same basic wage increases of earlier settlements with other newspaper unions; union pres Stanley A Aslanian comments; McDonnell announces that 2 papers and Pressmen's Union asked him to participate in their negotiations (S)
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Lisbon Plans Reorganization of Press
Date: 06 December 1975
By MARVINE HOWE Special to The New York Times
Marvine Special
Portuguese Govt on Dec 5 announces that it has drafted program to reorganize state-owned press, which has been closed since last wk's unsuccessful mil coup; primary aim of reorganization is to end domination of Lisbon press by Communists and far leftists; High Council of Revolution, in suspending 8 state-owned papers, charged that they had contributed to atmosphere leading to coup; question of who will run nationalized press remains unanswered; 2 of banned newspapers, Jornal de Noticias and O Comercio de Oporto, have been allowed to reappear under old management; there are repts that Govt intends to give control over major newspaper to each of 2 leading pol parties, Socialists and Popular Dems, and will see to it that other papers remain in hands of independents; privately-owned press, including Communist party's Avante, has not been affected by measure; similar action is expected with 9 private radio stations; Revolutionary Council stressed that total deficit of 8 suspended newspapers was about $2-million a mo, which had to be paid by Govt; newspaper Republica protested mildly against suspension of other newspapers; Communist Party sec gen Alvaro Cunhal comments (M)
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Networks Charge Manipulation of News by China on Ford Visit
Date: 05 December 1975
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
TV networks news execs, not altogether pleased with results of their coverage of Pres Ford's visit to China, say they believe TV is being manipulated by Chinese officials through their control over Ford's agenda and their restrictions on movements of journalists; maintain they were drawn into carrying speeches Chinese leaders desired to have televised in US and into showing pictures flattering to their country; CBS pres Richard S Salant and ABC News vp Walter Pfister comment; ABC News on 2 occasions was prevented by Peking authorities from taping feature stories that were not on planned schedule; correspondent Ted Koppel and camera crew were briefly detained by police for attempting to take pictures in part of city not authorized for reporters; most of network coverage was concentrated in early morning programs, Today, The CBS Morning News and Good Morning, America; network officials indicated that coverage might not have been so great in morning if it were not for fact that time difference, new electronic minicameras and satellite transmission made it possible for them to carry live pictures; NBC News exec vp Robert E Mulholland and ABC News pres William Sheehan comment
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TV Newsmen Believed Favored on Visit to China
Date: 06 December 1975
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
comment on news coverage of Pres Ford's trip to China; each network was allotted 30 seats on 2 press planes that accompanied Ford, about 10 more than were available to them for Pres Nixon's trip; greater number of seats for TV resulted in fewer seats for newspaper and news agencies; Chinese officials apparently put premium on TV exposure and arranged their agenda with TV in mind; CBS commentator Eric Sevareid described Peking summit as 'media event'; ABC, CBS and NBC each sent 3 camera crews and 5 reporters, including star anchormen Walter Cronkite, John Chancellor and Harry Reasoner; cost to each of networks for China coverage has been estimated at $500,000; ABC News pres William Sheehan and CBS pres Richard Salant comment (M)
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High Court Asks Data on Press Curb
Date: 06 December 1975
By LESLEY OELSNER Special to The New York Times
Lesley Special
US Sup Ct on Dec 5 takes tentative step into increasingly controversial and tangled proceedings over strict 'gag order' that was imposed on press by judge in Neb murder case; Ct, acting in response to various requests for stays and speedy rev filed by press groups involved in case, calls on Neb Atty Gen as well as prosecution and defense attys in case to reply by Jan 9 to press groups' motions; Ct's action does not commit it to full rev and decision on issue, but does mean that Justices are concerned enough to get further material before disposing of requests; case revd (M)
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