From MTV To NBC
Date: 14 March 1993
By Elizabeth Kolbert
Elizabeth Kolbert
FOR Tabitha Soren, the 25-year-old star of MTV News, it had been a remarkably successful day. She had spent the morning at Rutgers University preparing a special news segment on Bill Clinton's national service plan, which he had introduced in a speech that afternoon. Everywhere she had gone, adoring teen-agers had demanded her autograph. And after the speech, when the rest of the press corps had been herded into the back of the hall, she had been ushered into an exclusive interview with the President. Still, when it was all over, Ms. Soren couldn't quite suppress a tiny, half-serious scowl of disappointment. Not because the interview had gone badly; in fact, it had gone quite well.
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With Buyer's Plans Unclear, New York Post Is in Disarray
Date: 15 March 1993
By William Glaberson
William Glaberson
The New York Post's precarious existence grew more precarious yesterday, as its latest editor quit in a confrontation with the newest buyer, the newsroom fell into chaos, this morning's edition was all but scrapped and many union workers and top managers joined together in resisting a court-approved takeover of the newspaper by Abraham Hirschfeld. Mr. Hirschfeld, who was authorized to buy the newspaper just this Friday after months of revolving editors and potential publishers, triggered what amounted to a staff revolt yesterday afternoon by demanding a list of 272 people, one third of the paper's work force, for dismissals that he said would begin today.
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Saddam Hussein? Why, Sure, He's in the Show.
Date: 14 March 1993
By Jackie Fitzpatrick
Jackie Fitzpatrick
When many playwrights or composers put shows on the stage, most of their work is done. There may be some fine tuning here and there but what is written is written and the show simply goes on.
Not in the case of Nancy Holson, who 18 months ago wrote "The News in Revue," a political satire with more than 20 songs poking fun at current events. News is a fickle business: today's headline is tomorrow's fish wrap. And Ms. Holson has been changing the show ever since it began.
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In The Post's Newsroom, Some Efforts to Publish
Date: 15 March 1993
By Raymond Hernandez
Raymond Hernandez
A bottle of antacid tablets within his reach, Marc Kalech, the managing editor of The New York Post, shifted uncomfortably in front of his desk yesterday before giving a grim assessment of the newspaper's future: "My inclination is we will not publish a paper." Two hours later -- amid the threat of layoffs, shrill protests throughout the newsroom and the sudden resignation of the latest editor -- some reporters and editors agreed by 5:30 P.M. to put out the next day's paper.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 15 March 1993
International A2-9 BLAME FOR SALVADORAN KILLINGS
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 14 March 1993
International 3-21 CLINTON DEFENDS STAND ON RUSSIA
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The News From Wexford
Date: 14 March 1993
By Lucy McDiarmid
Lucy McDiarmid
THE HEATHER BLAZING
By Colm Toibin.
245 pp. New York:
Viking. $20.
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This Cable Connects Connecticut
Date: 15 March 1993
Connecticut's affluent Fairfield County has a split identity -- partly southwestern Connecticut and partly New York City suburb. The cable TV company that blankets the area tried to exploit the split recently by lopping off broadcasts from the rest of the state. Fortunately, the move backfired and the company has been forced to retrench. The outcome is still unsettled, but the public interest is clear: All Connecticut viewers should have access to Connecticut TV channels for news, sports and any other programming that relates to the state where they live.
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Long Vigil for Wife of Man Missing in Blast
Date: 15 March 1993
By Mary B. W. Tabor
Mary
For more than two weeks now, Olga Mercado has waited and watched, like a child lost in a crowd, as the rest of New York rushes toward recovery after the World Trade Center bombing. Investigators have arrested suspects and begun netting a plan of international terrorism. Five families have buried relatives killed in the blast. A baby was born. And crews have worked to shore up the damaged center.
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Albany Hearings on TV: Should Oprah Beware?
Date: 14 March 1993
By Kevin Sack
Kevin Sack
Can't get enough of those Congressional hearings and American Enterprise Institute panel discussions on C-Span? New York State has just the thing. For those Sunday morning early risers who like to watch a good fight over Medicaid policy while downing that first cup of java, get ready for Cable-New York. Starting April 4 at 8 A.M., viewers will be treated to five hours of taped coverage of legislative hearings and gubernatorial oration from the Capitol in Albany. State government will be brought right into your living room. Parental discretion advised.
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