The News Media; Sports Reporting: Rules on Rumors
Date: 18 February 2002
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
News coverage of disputed Olympic pairs skating event has shown great deal of reliance on unnamed sources, speculation and rumors; rigorous attribution rules observed in other fields appear to become relaxed when journalists turn to sports; photo (M)
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Telling Soviets of 'Miracle' Was More of a Nightmare
Date: 18 February 2002
By Mike Wise
Mike Wise
Article recaps 1980 Miracle on Ice, United States defeat of Soviet Olympic hockey team, and profiles Seva Kukushkin, reporter who covered Games for Tass news agency; photo (M)
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One Year Later, Nascar's Discovery Rolls On
Date: 17 February 2002
By Robert Lipsyte
Robert Lipsyte
Robert Lipsyte column says that one year after death of Dale Earnhardt in crash during Daytona 500, auto racing is quite healthy, with plethora of sponsors and emerging crop of young drivers; Earnhardt's death and its attendant media coverage has actually won more attention for racing; picks Tony Stewart as driver to watch; photos (M)
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Sports of The Times; Golden Windfall for the Russians
Date: 17 February 2002
By Harvey Araton
Harvey Araton
Harvey Araton Sports of The Times column praises Russian skater Anton Sikharulidze for maintaining grace and poise in face of judging scandal in pairs competition, but says bitterness and debate will always cloud issue, one that, Russians believe, was created by media; Sikharulidze is ready to put situation in past and move on to bright and prosperous future; photo (M)
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British Utility Holds Takeover Discussions
Date: 18 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Innogy Holdings, Britain's largeB
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Labor Talks At United Air Make Progress
Date: 18 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Progress is reported in talks between United Airlines and union representing its machinists (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 17 February 2002
INTERNATIONAL 3-15 Italy Shifts Foreign Policy From European Agenda Two cabinet members said that Italy would no longer sacrifice national interests in favor of a common European agenda. 13 Bomb Kills One In West Bank A bomb was detonated in a mall in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, killing at least one person and injuring more than a dozen others. 8
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 18 February 2002
INTERNATIONAL A3-7 America Adopts Policy On Kidnappings Overseas The Bush administration has adopted a policy that requires the federal government to review every kidnapping of an American overseas for possible action, officials said. A1 Tracing Peru Rebel War Deaths A government commission investigating thousands of killings and disappearances during 20 years of state-sponsored repression will hold public hearings where victims can give their accounts. The commission is intent on assigning blame; its findings can be forwarded for possible legal action. A3
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Barbara Rick, James Anderson
Date: 17 February 2002
Barbara Rick, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Rick of Ridgewood, N.J., was married at her parents' house on Valentine's Day to James W. Anderson Jr., the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Anderson Sr. of Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y. The bridegroom's father, a retired Dutch Reformed minister, officiated. The bride, 43, will continue to use her name professionally. She is a freelance writer and producer for ABC News and the owner of a documentary production company, Out of the Blue Films in New York, which is working on a project with the filmmaker Albert Maysles. The bride graduated from Fordham. Her previous marriage ended in divorce.
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Both His Hobby and His Job Can Be Filed Under 'M'
Date: 17 February 2002
By Lynne Ames
Lynne Ames
Article on Ted Lee, 64, owner of Lee's Funeral Home in White Plains, NY, who has been practicing magic for 30 years and is president of Manhattan-based Society of American Magicians; photo (M)
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