Bad News
Date: 28 January 1996
By Kevin Phillips
Kevin Phillips
BREAKING THE NEWS How the Media Undermine American Democracy. By James Fallows. 296 pp. New York: Pantheon Books. $23.
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WORD & IMAGE;More on TV Mayhem
Date: 28 January 1996
By Max Frankel
Max Frankel
JUST MENTIONING THE MURDER AND MAYHEM that passes for local news on television strikes an anguished nerve. My complaint last month about the nightly doses of virulent violence -- and the absence of instructive information -- provoked a flood of mail from readers who share the despair. The trouble is, they have no remedy except to turn off the television during the 10 or 11 o'clock brutalities, or to switch to "Seinfeld" reruns. Public television drew some comparative praise, but as Chris Lydon, a Boston broadcaster, pointed out, it, too, has largely given up on useful coverage of local affairs. Time Warner's Channel 1 in New York attracted some favorable mentions, but its reporting also lacks depth.
Steelers Preferred, Poll Says
Date: 28 January 1996
If public sentiment can be used as a predictor, the Pittsburgh Steelers are favored to win the Super Bowl. The latest New York Times/CBS News Poll shows that 41 percent of adult Americans want the Steelers to win while 25 percent prefer the Dallas Cowboys. A third of the 1,076 adults surveyed last week said they didn't care which team won. The Steelers should be heartened by the survey results. The Times and CBS News have asked the public its preference before eight previous Super Bowls. Each time, when the public had a distinct choice, their favorite went on to win the game. This is the first poll conducted by The Times and CBS News that shows that an A.F.C. team is the clear preference of the public.
MEDIA: PRESS;Joey Skaggs, who delights in practical jokes on the press, has got a million of them.
Date: 29 January 1996
By Mark Landler
Mark Landler
WHEN it comes to gulling the news media, Joey Skaggs is an undisputed pro, the Willie Sutton of the counterfeit news release. During the last 28 years, Mr. Skaggs has concocted more than a dozen phony stories and has had them covered by newspapers, magazines and television. When it comes to unmasking himself, however, Mr. Skaggs seems to lose his deft touch, becoming less Willie Sutton than the hapless bank robber played by Woody Allen in "Take the Money and Run."
Kenya Tries to Stifle Its Press
Date: 28 January 1996
Kenya has suffered the multiple plagues of one-party, one-man rule since President Daniel arap Moi assumed power in 1978. Corruption, cynicism and repression are staples of Kenyan life. Now, as he heads into what could be a contested election early next year, the President threatens to muzzle the Kenyan press and foreign journalists as well. Under proposed legislation that Mr. Moi's party has ample votes to adopt, all journalists in Kenya would have to be licensed by a press council with the power to enforce a Government-mandated code of ethics. A second measure would create a commission empowered to revoke media licenses and seize broadcast equipment.
Facts, Lies and Opinions on Trial
Date: 29 January 1996
By Don van Natta Jr
Twenty-one months after a young woman reported that she was raped in broad daylight in Prospect Park, the police are running out of leads, and detectives are growing pessimistic about whether they will ever find the attacker. But the case is going to court just the same. And when arguments are heard by a state judge in Manhattan today, the Daily News columnist Mike McAlary, one of New York City's brashest and highest-paid journalists, will be seated at the defense table.
For Alexander, the Spotlight Keeps Shifting to Someone Else
Date: 29 January 1996
By Steven A. Holmes
Steven Holmes
With his dark suit, crisp powder-blue shirt and blue and white checked tie, Lamar Alexander certainly looked the part of a serious Presidential candidate. Now, he was trying to persuade the 60 people gathered in a church fellowship hall on a bitter cold morning to view him that way. "As you look at each of us, ask in which one of us can you see a President," said Mr. Alexander, a former Governor of Tennessee. "I would suggest that in Bob Dole you see a respected person, but a legislative engineer, someone who is where he ought to be. And in Mr. Forbes, you see someone with a more limited background who is new on the scene that we really don't know very much about.
World News Briefs;French Press for Release Of Hostages in Yemen
Date: 28 January 1996
AP
Tribesmen in Yemen kidnapped 17 French tourists this week to press for the release of an imprisoned relative, but one of the hostages was released today, the French Foreign Ministry said. The hostages were taken on Thursday in an area 120 miles east of Sanaa, the capital. They were moved to a mountainous region some 310 miles southeast of the capital, officials said.