Do Newspapers Make Good News Look Bad?
Date: 12 September 2004
By Eduardo Porter
Eduardo Porter
Eduardo Porter Economic View column on whether whe
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12th of September 2004 News
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Fresh Ammunition in a Newspaper War: Glossy Celebrity Shots
Date: 13 September 2004
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
New York Post plans to include in Sunday editions new 48-page magazine mostly made up of photos of celebrities captured at parties in and around New York; magazine editor Jayne Gould says it will contain little writing beyond captions, interview; photo (M)
Those Discredited Memos
Date: 13 September 2004
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column says 'documents' presented by CBS program 60 Minutes II suggesting preferential treatment in George W Bush's National Guard service have all the earmarks of forgeries; holds that story came apart after mainstream media checked sources mentioned or ignored by program; says CBS may be victim of journalistic hoax, attacking reputation of president to bring him down; says network should call for panel of old CBS hands and independent editors to re-examine sources and papers (M)
'Democracy Matters': Plenty of Blame to Go Around
Date: 12 September 2004
By Caleb Crain
Caleb Crain
Caleb Crain reviews book Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism by Cornel West; drawing (M)
Fashion's Spotlight Diverted by a Stampede of Tenderfeet
Date: 13 September 2004
By Cathy Horyn
Cathy Horyn
Critic's Notebook: At Fashion Week in New York City, spotlight has shifted to young and unknown, many of unproven talent; one-third of 169 shows this season qualify as unknown; some of newer designers deserve comment, if not commendation; many new designers seem in search of an identity, preferably someone else's; few seem to ask whether their designs would make a difference; mass media, principally television and Web, do not differentiate between good and bad, sophisticated and merely pretty; newest designers are treated equally with seasoned, proven designers; photos (M)
Scores Are Dead After Violence Spreads in Iraq
Date: 13 September 2004
By Sabrina Tavernise
Sabrina Tavernise
Series of tightly sequenced attacks around Baghdad and Abu Ghraib, including four suicide car bombings and barrage of missile and mortar fire, kills at least 25 Iraqis and heightens sense of uncertainty and chaos in capital; attacks are most widespread in months, at time when American forces have ceded control to insurgents in several cities outside Baghdad; American military helicopters fire at Iraqis scaling burned American armored vehicle in Baghdad, killing or severely wounding at least four men; one television journalist is confirmed dead; violence all but paralyzes Baghdad; portions of several central highways are closed and traffic slows to crawl; American forces appear to be facing guerrilla insurgency that is more sophisticated, more organized and more widespead than ever before; Secretary of State Colin L Powell, appearing on Meet the Press, acknowledges that United States faces 'difficult time' in Iraq but has a plan to 'bring it under control' before nationwide elections scheduled for Jan; photos (M)
Hostage-Takers Teach the French the Limits of Diplomacy
Date: 12 September 2004
By Elaine Sciolino
Elaine Sciolino
Some of world's leading Muslim clerics and political leaders, journalists and humanitarian organizations have condemned taking of two French journalists as hostages in Iraq; groundswell is result of what might be called France's turban diplomacy, public campaign to persuade Islamic world to throw its support behind hostages and therefore behind France; kidnappers want French to rescind new law banning Islamic head scarves and most other religious symbols in public schools, demand France rejected; photo (M)
BAE to Acquire DigitalNet
Date: 13 September 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
BAE Systems PLC, London-based military company, agrees to acquire DigitalNet Holdings, which sells network security software to US military and intelligence agencies, for $494.4 million (S)
Journalists in Chechnya
Date: 13 September 2004
Letter from Ann K Cooper (Committee to Protect Journalists) charges that Putin administration in Russia has conducted broad campaign to suppress independent news reporting of Chechen conflict (Sept 10 Op-Ed)
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 12 September 2004
INTERNATIONAL 3-17 Nuclear Activity in North Korea President Bush and his top advisers received intelligence reports describing a series of actions by North Korea that some experts believe could indicate the country is preparing to conduct its first test explosion of a nuclear weapon, according to senior officials. 1 Nationalism Drives Separatists Chechnya's separatists have received money, men, training and inspiration from Islamic organizations, but they remain an indigenous and largely self-sustaining force motivated by nationalism more than Islam, officials and experts say. 1