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14th of October 2001 News
Notícies tal com van aparèixer a la portada del New York Times el 14 d’octubre de 2001
Hearts, Minds and Satellites
Date: 15 October 2001
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Cable news networks have seen spikes in viewership since terrorist attacks on Sept 11, but face problem of keeping their audience when news slows down; CNN hopes its coverage of war in Afghanistan will help it regain its reputation as world news leader; CNN lost market share in last year as competitors, notably Fox News Channel, stole its thunder; there were hundreds of layoffs; now new leadership hired to bring CNN some Hollywood-style flash and personality is clinging to hard-news holdovers from last CNN administration to cover war; Fox News also sees opportunity in conflict, an invitation to battle CNN on new front, internationally; it aspires to become global news brand with international reach, and ad sales power; photos; graph (M)
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New Tactic Of Terrorists Is to Attack The Media
Date: 15 October 2001
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Introduction of anthrax-carrying mail and copycat letters has turned news offices into battlefields of biological or psychological warfare; scattershot attacks on national and regional news companies is unusual tactic: even groups who profess hatred of media use it to raise their profile; choice of media companies as targets guarantees maximum impact for anyone spreading fear; aside from confirmed cases of anthrax at NBC and American Media in Boca Raton, Fla, there have been scares at at least four other news companies, including The New York Times; news employees try to recapture their lost equilibrium, as law enforcement officials and terrorism experts cast about for clues (M)
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Unlucky Profits
Date: 14 October 2001
By Randy Cohen
Randy Cohen
I read that footage of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center, captured by two filmmakers working on a documentary about the city's firefighters, was sold to a TV network. I don't know if they demanded a lot of money, but I wonder: Is it ethical for someone who just happened to be in the right place with a camera to profit from such a tragedy? Chris Knight, Toronto
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Anthrax Hoaxes Hinder Effort To Cope With Real Threats
Date: 15 October 2001
By Erica Goode
Erica Goode
Law enforcement officials struggling to track down perpetrators of real anthrax threats must also deal with growing number of hoaxes; experts say news coverage of anthrax cases and of biological warfare in general since Sept 11 has probably contributed to number of false scares; photos (M)
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This Just In, About a Year Ago
Date: 14 October 2001
By Seth Margolis
Seth Margolis
Profile of Bill Kurtis, anchorman for Investigative Reports; Investigative Reports 10th Anniversary Special will air on A&E network; photos (M)
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U.S. Businesses Taking Steps To Protect Company Mail
Date: 15 October 2001
By Jonathan D. Glater
Jonathan
News of possible terrorist attacks using one of nation's oldest, least sophisticated means of communication--United States mail--prompts many companies to take hard look at how they run their mailrooms; law firms, advertising agencies and even big manufacturers have joined media companies in announcing new mail-handling procedures; it is unclear how prospect of potentially lethal letters might affect way American companies do business (M)
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Absolute Dunleavy: Vodka and Tonics at Langan's
Date: 14 October 2001
By Charlie Leduff
Charlie Leduff
Bending Elbows column on Steve Dunleavy, 64, big-talking, big-drinking New York Post columnist whose unofficial office is at Langan's restaurant and pub on West 47th Street; photo (M)
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Sweeping a Tale Under Gulf Land's Pretty Rug
Date: 14 October 2001
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
People in Dubai are unwilling to talk about Marwan al-Shehhi, Dubai citizen thought to have piloted one of planes that crashed into World Trade Center Sept 11; government-guided news media in United Arab Emirates have not mentioned his name; residents of his hometown deny knowledge of him; photo (M)
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Blair to Meet With Arafat On Tensions In Mideast
Date: 15 October 2001
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
British Prime Min Tony Blair to meet Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, London, in bid backed by United States to calm Mideast violence and help jump-star stalled peace talks with Israel; sees continuing unrest threatening moderate Arab support for antiterror coalition; Blair's office plans to ask television executives to delay or limit broadcast of statements taped by Osama bin Laden and his allies because they may contain coded messages to operatives outside Afghanistan; Britain is also urging reporters given tours by Taliban to put in context unconfirmed Taliban claims of civilian casualties in Afghanistan (M)
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Pakistani Police Kill 2 Protesters Near Airport Used by U.S. Planes
Date: 15 October 2001
By Douglas Frantz
Douglas Frantz
Two demonstrators die and at least six are wounded when Pakistani police fire on stone-throwing crowd near entrances to airport near city of Jacobabad, where American aircraft are based for logistical support for air strikes on Afghanistan; demonstration is organized by Jamiat Ulema Islam, militant Islamic religious political party that has orchestrated most of protests across Pakistan in week since start of air strikes; large turnout raises concerns among Pakistani officials that political unrest may be growing; poll indicates slight majority of Pakistanis back country's cooperation with US, but that three-quarters oppose allowing American forces to use Pakistani airfields or to launch special forces attacks on Afghanistan from within Pakistan; call by Jamiat Ulema Islam for nationwide strike on October 15 during meeting between Sec of State Colin Powell and Pres Pervez Musharraf in capital of Islamabad noted; Afghanistan's ruling Taliban permits foreign journalists in country for first time in month; allow reporters to view destruction caused by air strikes that leveled village of Karam in eastern Afghanistan; photos (M)
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