16th of January 2005 News
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MediaTalk; CBS News Draws Ire of Bloggers
Date: 17 January 2005
By TOM ZELLER JR
Tom ZELLER
Several Web sites note that posting of entire report about Pres Bush's National Guard duty on 60 Minutes Wednesday on CBS News Web site had been altered two days after it it was placed on Web page; CBS News executive Linda Mason says attorney from law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham called her and asked that digital restrictions be made; fear was that enterprising person could copy text into new document and begin circulating faked version of report; few bloggers believe that explanation (M)
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Titan's Big News: A Mysterious Shoreline
Date: 16 January 2005
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
John WILFORD
European Space Agency spacecraft Huygens lands on Saturn's moon Titan and shows pictures of drainage channels running to mysterious shoreline; flat dark areas could be lakes of liquid methane or just flat surface of dark material; craft sends back data and images for one hour and ten minutes; effort is hampered by loss of one communication channel for transmitting data to Cassini mother ship, cutting number of pictures to 350 from planned 700, but mission is considered success; photo (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 16 January 2005
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 17 January 2005
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All the President's Newsmen
Date: 16 January 2005
By FRANK RICH
Frank RICH
Frank Rich column contends that conservative journalist Armstrong Williams, featured guest on Crossfire television show, was not confronted aggressively enough by host Paul Begala about William's admission that he received $240,000 from Education Dept to promote Bush administration's 'No Child Left Behind' program; photo (M)
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For Better or for Worse
Date: 17 January 2005
By CATE DOTY
Cate DOTY
Nielsen Media Research ratings show unclear picture as to whether viewers really care about television news scandals, like one created by discredited National Guard segment on 60 Minutes Wednesday; cites earlier examples at some other news magazine programs; chart; photo (M)
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Page Two: Jan. 9-15
Date: 16 January 2005
By TIMOTHY EGAN
Timothy EGAN
Post-election contest for governor of Washington State has become mini-Florida, sign that contested elections are now part of both parties' playbooks; even though Democrat, Christine Gregoire was sworn in as governor, winning by 129 votes after two recounts, her opponent, Dino Rossi, has refused to concede; photo (M)
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Superlatives (and Contradictions) in a Fraud Trial
Date: 16 January 2005
By KEN BELSON
Ken BELSON
Superlatives, firsts and continuing fights over WorldCom are expected to make trial of Bernard J Ebbers, its former chief executive, the granddaddy of all corporate fraud cases; case is also seen as coda to excesses of stock market bubble that catapulted and then consumed telecommunications industry in last half decade; photo of Ebbers at Congressional hearing in 2002 with Scott D Sullivan, WorldCom's former chief financial officer, who has pleaded guilty and will testify against Ebbers (M)
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Remember When Ken Lay Was a Genius?
Date: 16 January 2005
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
Gretchen MORGENSON
Gretchen Morgenson column on Thomas J Neff and James M Citrin's 1999 book Lessons From the Top: The Search for America's Best Business Leaders, focusing on secrets-of-my-success tips offered by Kenneth J Lay (Enron), L Dennis Kozlowski (Tyco) and Bernard J Ebbers (WorldCom); notes that since its publication, companies of nine of 50 executives profiled have become subject of criminal prosecution, regulatory rebuke, shareholder revolts or all three (M)
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Did You Read The Computer Today?
Date: 16 January 2005
By BILL SLOCUM
Bill SLOCUM
Article on popularity of reading local newspapers online among residents of Westport and Litchfield County, Conn; WestportNow.com, Web site devoted to continuous community coverage, was begun in March 2003 by former TV news and wire-service reporter Gordon Joseloff; Ted Marks, editor and publisher, started KentTribune.com, community-news Web site geared toward 10 towns in Litchfield County, in May 2002; photos (M)
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MediaTalk; CBS News Draws Ire of Bloggers
Date: 17 January 2005
By TOM ZELLER JR
Tom ZELLER
Several Web sites note that posting of entire report about Pres Bush's National Guard duty on 60 Minutes Wednesday on CBS News Web site had been altered two days after it it was placed on Web page; CBS News executive Linda Mason says attorney from law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham called her and asked that digital restrictions be made; fear was that enterprising person could copy text into new document and begin circulating faked version of report; few bloggers believe that explanation (M)
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Titan's Big News: A Mysterious Shoreline
Date: 16 January 2005
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
John WILFORD
European Space Agency spacecraft Huygens lands on Saturn's moon Titan and shows pictures of drainage channels running to mysterious shoreline; flat dark areas could be lakes of liquid methane or just flat surface of dark material; craft sends back data and images for one hour and ten minutes; effort is hampered by loss of one communication channel for transmitting data to Cassini mother ship, cutting number of pictures to 350 from planned 700, but mission is considered success; photo (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 16 January 2005
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 17 January 2005
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All the President's Newsmen
Date: 16 January 2005
By FRANK RICH
Frank RICH
Frank Rich column contends that conservative journalist Armstrong Williams, featured guest on Crossfire television show, was not confronted aggressively enough by host Paul Begala about William's admission that he received $240,000 from Education Dept to promote Bush administration's 'No Child Left Behind' program; photo (M)
Full Article
For Better or for Worse
Date: 17 January 2005
By CATE DOTY
Cate DOTY
Nielsen Media Research ratings show unclear picture as to whether viewers really care about television news scandals, like one created by discredited National Guard segment on 60 Minutes Wednesday; cites earlier examples at some other news magazine programs; chart; photo (M)
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Page Two: Jan. 9-15
Date: 16 January 2005
By TIMOTHY EGAN
Timothy EGAN
Post-election contest for governor of Washington State has become mini-Florida, sign that contested elections are now part of both parties' playbooks; even though Democrat, Christine Gregoire was sworn in as governor, winning by 129 votes after two recounts, her opponent, Dino Rossi, has refused to concede; photo (M)
Full Article
Superlatives (and Contradictions) in a Fraud Trial
Date: 16 January 2005
By KEN BELSON
Ken BELSON
Superlatives, firsts and continuing fights over WorldCom are expected to make trial of Bernard J Ebbers, its former chief executive, the granddaddy of all corporate fraud cases; case is also seen as coda to excesses of stock market bubble that catapulted and then consumed telecommunications industry in last half decade; photo of Ebbers at Congressional hearing in 2002 with Scott D Sullivan, WorldCom's former chief financial officer, who has pleaded guilty and will testify against Ebbers (M)
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Remember When Ken Lay Was a Genius?
Date: 16 January 2005
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
Gretchen MORGENSON
Gretchen Morgenson column on Thomas J Neff and James M Citrin's 1999 book Lessons From the Top: The Search for America's Best Business Leaders, focusing on secrets-of-my-success tips offered by Kenneth J Lay (Enron), L Dennis Kozlowski (Tyco) and Bernard J Ebbers (WorldCom); notes that since its publication, companies of nine of 50 executives profiled have become subject of criminal prosecution, regulatory rebuke, shareholder revolts or all three (M)
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Did You Read The Computer Today?
Date: 16 January 2005
By BILL SLOCUM
Bill SLOCUM
Article on popularity of reading local newspapers online among residents of Westport and Litchfield County, Conn; WestportNow.com, Web site devoted to continuous community coverage, was begun in March 2003 by former TV news and wire-service reporter Gordon Joseloff; Ted Marks, editor and publisher, started KentTribune.com, community-news Web site geared toward 10 towns in Litchfield County, in May 2002; photos (M)
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MediaTalk; CBS News Draws Ire of Bloggers
Date: 17 January 2005
By TOM ZELLER JR
Tom ZELLER
Several Web sites note that posting of entire report about Pres Bush's National Guard duty on 60 Minutes Wednesday on CBS News Web site had been altered two days after it it was placed on Web page; CBS News executive Linda Mason says attorney from law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham called her and asked that digital restrictions be made; fear was that enterprising person could copy text into new document and begin circulating faked version of report; few bloggers believe that explanation (M)
Full Article
Titan's Big News: A Mysterious Shoreline
Date: 16 January 2005
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
John WILFORD
European Space Agency spacecraft Huygens lands on Saturn's moon Titan and shows pictures of drainage channels running to mysterious shoreline; flat dark areas could be lakes of liquid methane or just flat surface of dark material; craft sends back data and images for one hour and ten minutes; effort is hampered by loss of one communication channel for transmitting data to Cassini mother ship, cutting number of pictures to 350 from planned 700, but mission is considered success; photo (M)
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 16 January 2005
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 17 January 2005
Full Article
All the President's Newsmen
Date: 16 January 2005
By FRANK RICH
Frank RICH
Frank Rich column contends that conservative journalist Armstrong Williams, featured guest on Crossfire television show, was not confronted aggressively enough by host Paul Begala about William's admission that he received $240,000 from Education Dept to promote Bush administration's 'No Child Left Behind' program; photo (M)
Full Article
For Better or for Worse
Date: 17 January 2005
By CATE DOTY
Cate DOTY
Nielsen Media Research ratings show unclear picture as to whether viewers really care about television news scandals, like one created by discredited National Guard segment on 60 Minutes Wednesday; cites earlier examples at some other news magazine programs; chart; photo (M)
Full Article
Page Two: Jan. 9-15
Date: 16 January 2005
By TIMOTHY EGAN
Timothy EGAN
Post-election contest for governor of Washington State has become mini-Florida, sign that contested elections are now part of both parties' playbooks; even though Democrat, Christine Gregoire was sworn in as governor, winning by 129 votes after two recounts, her opponent, Dino Rossi, has refused to concede; photo (M)
Full Article
Superlatives (and Contradictions) in a Fraud Trial
Date: 16 January 2005
By KEN BELSON
Ken BELSON
Superlatives, firsts and continuing fights over WorldCom are expected to make trial of Bernard J Ebbers, its former chief executive, the granddaddy of all corporate fraud cases; case is also seen as coda to excesses of stock market bubble that catapulted and then consumed telecommunications industry in last half decade; photo of Ebbers at Congressional hearing in 2002 with Scott D Sullivan, WorldCom's former chief financial officer, who has pleaded guilty and will testify against Ebbers (M)
Full Article
Remember When Ken Lay Was a Genius?
Date: 16 January 2005
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
Gretchen MORGENSON
Gretchen Morgenson column on Thomas J Neff and James M Citrin's 1999 book Lessons From the Top: The Search for America's Best Business Leaders, focusing on secrets-of-my-success tips offered by Kenneth J Lay (Enron), L Dennis Kozlowski (Tyco) and Bernard J Ebbers (WorldCom); notes that since its publication, companies of nine of 50 executives profiled have become subject of criminal prosecution, regulatory rebuke, shareholder revolts or all three (M)
Full Article
Did You Read The Computer Today?
Date: 16 January 2005
By BILL SLOCUM
Bill SLOCUM
Article on popularity of reading local newspapers online among residents of Westport and Litchfield County, Conn; WestportNow.com, Web site devoted to continuous community coverage, was begun in March 2003 by former TV news and wire-service reporter Gordon Joseloff; Ted Marks, editor and publisher, started KentTribune.com, community-news Web site geared toward 10 towns in Litchfield County, in May 2002; photos (M)
Full Article
MediaTalk; CBS News Draws Ire of Bloggers
Date: 17 January 2005
By TOM ZELLER JR
Tom ZELLER
Several Web sites note that posting of entire report about Pres Bush's National Guard duty on 60 Minutes Wednesday on CBS News Web site had been altered two days after it it was placed on Web page; CBS News executive Linda Mason says attorney from law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham called her and asked that digital restrictions be made; fear was that enterprising person could copy text into new document and begin circulating faked version of report; few bloggers believe that explanation (M)
Full Article
Titan's Big News: A Mysterious Shoreline
Date: 16 January 2005
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
John WILFORD
European Space Agency spacecraft Huygens lands on Saturn's moon Titan and shows pictures of drainage channels running to mysterious shoreline; flat dark areas could be lakes of liquid methane or just flat surface of dark material; craft sends back data and images for one hour and ten minutes; effort is hampered by loss of one communication channel for transmitting data to Cassini mother ship, cutting number of pictures to 350 from planned 700, but mission is considered success; photo (M)
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 16 January 2005
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 17 January 2005
Full Article
All the President's Newsmen
Date: 16 January 2005
By FRANK RICH
Frank RICH
Frank Rich column contends that conservative journalist Armstrong Williams, featured guest on Crossfire television show, was not confronted aggressively enough by host Paul Begala about William's admission that he received $240,000 from Education Dept to promote Bush administration's 'No Child Left Behind' program; photo (M)
Full Article
For Better or for Worse
Date: 17 January 2005
By CATE DOTY
Cate DOTY
Nielsen Media Research ratings show unclear picture as to whether viewers really care about television news scandals, like one created by discredited National Guard segment on 60 Minutes Wednesday; cites earlier examples at some other news magazine programs; chart; photo (M)
Full Article
Page Two: Jan. 9-15
Date: 16 January 2005
By TIMOTHY EGAN
Timothy EGAN
Post-election contest for governor of Washington State has become mini-Florida, sign that contested elections are now part of both parties' playbooks; even though Democrat, Christine Gregoire was sworn in as governor, winning by 129 votes after two recounts, her opponent, Dino Rossi, has refused to concede; photo (M)
Full Article
Superlatives (and Contradictions) in a Fraud Trial
Date: 16 January 2005
By KEN BELSON
Ken BELSON
Superlatives, firsts and continuing fights over WorldCom are expected to make trial of Bernard J Ebbers, its former chief executive, the granddaddy of all corporate fraud cases; case is also seen as coda to excesses of stock market bubble that catapulted and then consumed telecommunications industry in last half decade; photo of Ebbers at Congressional hearing in 2002 with Scott D Sullivan, WorldCom's former chief financial officer, who has pleaded guilty and will testify against Ebbers (M)
Full Article
Remember When Ken Lay Was a Genius?
Date: 16 January 2005
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
Gretchen MORGENSON
Gretchen Morgenson column on Thomas J Neff and James M Citrin's 1999 book Lessons From the Top: The Search for America's Best Business Leaders, focusing on secrets-of-my-success tips offered by Kenneth J Lay (Enron), L Dennis Kozlowski (Tyco) and Bernard J Ebbers (WorldCom); notes that since its publication, companies of nine of 50 executives profiled have become subject of criminal prosecution, regulatory rebuke, shareholder revolts or all three (M)
Full Article
Did You Read The Computer Today?
Date: 16 January 2005
By BILL SLOCUM
Bill SLOCUM
Article on popularity of reading local newspapers online among residents of Westport and Litchfield County, Conn; WestportNow.com, Web site devoted to continuous community coverage, was begun in March 2003 by former TV news and wire-service reporter Gordon Joseloff; Ted Marks, editor and publisher, started KentTribune.com, community-news Web site geared toward 10 towns in Litchfield County, in May 2002; photos (M)
Full Article
MediaTalk; CBS News Draws Ire of Bloggers
Date: 17 January 2005
By TOM ZELLER JR
Tom ZELLER
Several Web sites note that posting of entire report about Pres Bush's National Guard duty on 60 Minutes Wednesday on CBS News Web site had been altered two days after it it was placed on Web page; CBS News executive Linda Mason says attorney from law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham called her and asked that digital restrictions be made; fear was that enterprising person could copy text into new document and begin circulating faked version of report; few bloggers believe that explanation (M)
Full Article
Titan's Big News: A Mysterious Shoreline
Date: 16 January 2005
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
John WILFORD
European Space Agency spacecraft Huygens lands on Saturn's moon Titan and shows pictures of drainage channels running to mysterious shoreline; flat dark areas could be lakes of liquid methane or just flat surface of dark material; craft sends back data and images for one hour and ten minutes; effort is hampered by loss of one communication channel for transmitting data to Cassini mother ship, cutting number of pictures to 350 from planned 700, but mission is considered success; photo (M)
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 16 January 2005
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 17 January 2005
Full Article
All the President's Newsmen
Date: 16 January 2005
By FRANK RICH
Frank RICH
Frank Rich column contends that conservative journalist Armstrong Williams, featured guest on Crossfire television show, was not confronted aggressively enough by host Paul Begala about William's admission that he received $240,000 from Education Dept to promote Bush administration's 'No Child Left Behind' program; photo (M)
Full Article
For Better or for Worse
Date: 17 January 2005
By CATE DOTY
Cate DOTY
Nielsen Media Research ratings show unclear picture as to whether viewers really care about television news scandals, like one created by discredited National Guard segment on 60 Minutes Wednesday; cites earlier examples at some other news magazine programs; chart; photo (M)
Full Article
Page Two: Jan. 9-15
Date: 16 January 2005
By TIMOTHY EGAN
Timothy EGAN
Post-election contest for governor of Washington State has become mini-Florida, sign that contested elections are now part of both parties' playbooks; even though Democrat, Christine Gregoire was sworn in as governor, winning by 129 votes after two recounts, her opponent, Dino Rossi, has refused to concede; photo (M)
Full Article
Superlatives (and Contradictions) in a Fraud Trial
Date: 16 January 2005
By KEN BELSON
Ken BELSON
Superlatives, firsts and continuing fights over WorldCom are expected to make trial of Bernard J Ebbers, its former chief executive, the granddaddy of all corporate fraud cases; case is also seen as coda to excesses of stock market bubble that catapulted and then consumed telecommunications industry in last half decade; photo of Ebbers at Congressional hearing in 2002 with Scott D Sullivan, WorldCom's former chief financial officer, who has pleaded guilty and will testify against Ebbers (M)
Full Article
Remember When Ken Lay Was a Genius?
Date: 16 January 2005
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
Gretchen MORGENSON
Gretchen Morgenson column on Thomas J Neff and James M Citrin's 1999 book Lessons From the Top: The Search for America's Best Business Leaders, focusing on secrets-of-my-success tips offered by Kenneth J Lay (Enron), L Dennis Kozlowski (Tyco) and Bernard J Ebbers (WorldCom); notes that since its publication, companies of nine of 50 executives profiled have become subject of criminal prosecution, regulatory rebuke, shareholder revolts or all three (M)
Full Article
Did You Read The Computer Today?
Date: 16 January 2005
By BILL SLOCUM
Bill SLOCUM
Article on popularity of reading local newspapers online among residents of Westport and Litchfield County, Conn; WestportNow.com, Web site devoted to continuous community coverage, was begun in March 2003 by former TV news and wire-service reporter Gordon Joseloff; Ted Marks, editor and publisher, started KentTribune.com, community-news Web site geared toward 10 towns in Litchfield County, in May 2002; photos (M)
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