All the News That's Fed
Date: 26 March 2005
By Marion Just and Tom Rosenstiel
Marion Just
Wellesley College Prof Marion Just and Project for Excellence in Journalism dir Tom Rosenstiel Op-Ed article holds that Bush administration has pushed envelope with its aggressive use of fake news segments called video news releases; says what is even more noteworthy is how easy it has been for White House to get local TV news stations to run these video news releases; notes that for several years, audience for local news has been declining, but companies that own stations have continued to expect high earnings; says local broadcasters are being asked to do more with less, and they have been forced to rely more on prepackaged news to take up slack; drawing (M)
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A Few Points Along the Line Between News and Opinion
Date: 27 March 2005
By Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent, in Public Editor column, disputes contention of some New York Times readers that news pages are designated disseminator of views passed down from editorial page (M)
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Why Word Guys Avoid Numbers
Date: 27 March 2005
By Stuart Elliott
Stuart Elliott
D L Blair, unit of Interpublic Group of Companies, acknowledges responsibility for crucial mistake in New York Daily News game that led possibly thousands of people to believe they had won cash prizes of up to $100,000 (S)
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In the Realm of Numbers, There's No Room for Error
Date: 27 March 2005
By Dennis Overbye
Dennis Overbye
Daily News misprinted a number in newspaper's Scratch 'n' Match contest last week, leading thousands of people to believe they had won up to $100,000; photo (M)
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In a City of 8 Million People, Murder Victims Are Hard to Hide
Date: 27 March 2005
By Michael Wilson
Michael Wilson
Several bodies have been found recently in plastic garbage bags around New York City, giving rise to notion that it is increasingly difficult to dispose of victim in city; cases all attracted news coverage, leading some to believe murders are on rise, but homicide rate is actually down; what is new is use of plastic bags, which actually helps preserve bodies and holds fingerprints well; photo (M)
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Dying to Be Famous
Date: 27 March 2005
By Lionel Shriver
Lionel Shriver
Author Lionel Shriver Op-Ed article on school shootings in view of suicide of 16-year-old Jeff Weise and his murder of nine people at Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota; maintains that a school shooting can be bid for celebrity; says in murder-suicides like Jeff Weise's, even posthumous notoriety must seem enthralling to someone who feels miserable and neglected; contends that the extravagant media response to this killing has once more raised likelihood that it will happen again (M)
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A Bus Strike Little Noted but Keenly Felt
Date: 27 March 2005
By Peter Applebome
Peter Applebome
Our Towns column on impact of Bee-Line bus strike on Westchester County residents; says public pressure is minimal because strike effects poorest residents; bemoans lack of news coverage and wonders how long strike would last if it prevented wealthy people from getting to work (M)
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World Business Briefing | Europe: Italy: Retailer Purchased
Date: 26 March 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
French buyout firm, PAI Partners, will buy 62 percent of Italian department store chain Gruppo Coin for more than $231.2 million (S)
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World Business Briefing | Asia: Taiwan: Circuit Board Maker Acquired
Date: 26 March 2005
By Bloomberg News
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World Business Briefing: Taiwan: Circu
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World Business Briefing | Africa: Morocco: Heineken Plans Nonalcoholic Beer
Date: 26 March 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
World Business Briefing: Morocco: Hein
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