Press Effort on Police Strictures in Limbo After a Private Meeting
Date: 27 May 1999
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Private talks between New York Daily News co-publisher Mortimer Zuckerman and Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani have left other major news organizations opposing police curbs on press access to crime scenes and public events in limbo; Corporate Counsel Michael D Hess says no accord has been reached, but that city negotiates with News lawyer Floyd Abrams; Zuckerman hails settlement effort; other news organizations, noting News asked them to join in preparing suit, say they are perplexed that Zuckerman did not consult them before meeting with Giuliani (M)
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NATO TV Is Sent to Serbs, Who Are Harsh Critics
Date: 26 May 1999
By Carlotta Gall
Carlotta Gall
NATO beams own televison into Serbia every evening from American Hercules plane; broadcasts, apparently aimed at countering Governent monopoly on television news and information, are hard to find and seem to arouse more irritation than positive response from Serbs angry over NATO bombing (M)
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London Journal; Royal Fiancee Is Unveiled. 'Cruelty,' Says Palace.
Date: 27 May 1999
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
London Sun publishes decade-old private snapshot of Prince Edward's fiancee, Sophie Rhys-Jones, with breast bared; Rhys-Jones is to wed Edward in ceremony at Windsor Castle in three weeks; Buckingham Palace issues statement condemning newspaper's action and its timing as 'premeditated cruelty;' photos (M)
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Reporting Prizes Are Announced
Date: 26 May 1999
Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, administered by University of California at Los Angeles, are announced; staff of New York Times wins award for beat reporting on deadline for newspaper's coverage of near-collapse of Long-Term Capital Management in 1998; award for commentary is given to Walter S Mossberg of Wall Street Journal; in network and large-market television category, Mike Wallace and Walt Bogdanich of CBS program 60 Minutes wins for investigative piece on international pharmaceutical industry; other winners noted (M)
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Privacy and Ride-Alongs
Date: 27 May 1999
Editorial contends that Supreme Court followed understandable legal reasoning when it barred police from allowing reporters and camera crews to go with officers into private homes that are being raided; maintains that it is very important that police see Court's action for what it is, narrow reinforcement of traditional residential privacy rights, and not use it to deter serious news-gathering and journalistic investigations
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OMNIPOINT NEAR AGREEMENT FOR STRATEGIC INVESTMENT
Date: 27 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Omnipoint Corp is close to agreement with strategic partner for investment to help it pay off debt (S)
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INTEL INVESTS $200 MILLION IN WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS
Date: 26 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Intel Corp agrees to take $200 million stake in Williams Communications Inc and plans to use Williams's high-speed network in its server farms that will host Web sites; Intel will use Williams's fiber optic network to connect Intel Internet Data operations (S)
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COMCAST AND ADELPHIA TO EXCHANGE SOME CABLE SYSTEMS
Date: 27 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Comcast Corp and Adelphia Communications Corp, two of largest US cable TV operators, agree to exchange cable systems that together serve about 900,000 customers to consolidate their regional subscribers; swap will give Comcast and its Jones Intercable Inc affiliate 464,000 more customers in their East Coast and Midwest markets and add 440,000 customers to Adelphia's systems in Los Angeles and Palm Beach, Fla (S)
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AUTONATION MAY CREATE SEPARATE STOCK FOR NET UNIT
Date: 26 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Autonation Inc, largest US auto retailer, hires Merrill Lynch & Co to explore various options for its Internet business, where sales are rising faster than expected (S)
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C-COR SET TO ACQUIRE SILICON VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS
Date: 26 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
C-Cor Electronics will buy Silicon Valley Communications Inc for more than $50 million in stock and assumed debt (S)
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