S.E.C. Inquiry on Circulation at Newspapers Said to Widen
Date: 13 October 2004
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
More than half dozen newspaper companies, including New York Times, have received letters from Securities and Exchange Commission seeking information about their circulation practices as part of inquiry prompted by disclosures of inflated sales at other chains; other companies that have received requests for documents from commission over last two months are Dow Jones, Gannett, Knight Ridder, McClatchy and Washington Post Co; Audit Bureau of Circulation, which collects and monitors circulation data for newspapers and magazines, confirms it has been contacted by SEC (M)
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Accused of Harassment, Fox Star Sues and Is Sued
Date: 14 October 2004
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Andrea Mackris, producer for Fox News Channel, files lawsuit against Bill O'Reilly, accusing him of sexual harassment; action comes hours after O'Reilly files suit against Mackris, claiming she and her lawyer Benedict Morelli tried to extort money from him; Mackris accuses O'Reilly of repeatedly engaging in offensive sex talk with her, of having unwanted phone sex with her while using vibrator on himself, and of describing his fantasies about having sex with her in shower; Mackris recently left Fox News; O'Reilly says Mackris and Morelli engaged in 'extortion scheme' that demanded $60 million for not going public with accusations; O'Reilly does not specifically deny any of accusations; photo (M)
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Will We Need a New 'All the President's Men'?
Date: 14 October 2004
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Like the Nixon administration before it, the current White House has kneecapped with impunity any news organization that challenges its message.
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Political but Not Partisan: A Publisher Has It Both Ways
Date: 13 October 2004
By Edward Wyatt
Edward Wyatt
Article on ReganBooks, decade-old imprint of Harper-Collins which continues to confound experts by publishing books few others will touch and making them commercially successful; publisher Judith Regan has recently published book Unfit Commander: Texans for Truth Take On George W Bush by Glenn W Smith and God and George W Bush: A Spiritual Life by Paul Kengor; editorial director Cal Morgan dismisses idea that publishing company owned by Rupert Murdoch must have political agenda (M)
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Time Reporter Again Held in Contempt in Leak Case
Date: 14 October 2004
By Michael Janofsky
Michael Janofsky
Federal District Judge Thomas F Hogan holds Time magazine White House correspondent Matthew Cooper in contempt of court for second time, threatening him with up to 18 months in jail if he refuses to testify before grand jury investigating disclosure of intelligence officer's identity; Cooper, who refuses for second time to testify, says he will not disclose sources for article in which he wrote that 'some government officials' identified Valerie Plame as CIA official; original contempt order was lifted after one of Cooper's sources, I Lewis Libby, chief of staff to Vice Pres Dick Cheney, waived his confidentiality agreement with Cooper; now speciial prosecutor Patrick J Fitzgerald wants names of Cooper's other sources; Judge Hogan also fines Time $1,000 a day until it provides documents relating to Cooper's interviews, but agrees to delay all sanctions pending appeal (M)
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STARBUCKS ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE CHANGES
Date: 13 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Starbucks Corp says Jim Donald will take over as president and chief executive on March 31 when Orin Smith retires; Jim Alling is promoted to new position of president of Starbucks Coffee US (S)
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BORDERS GROUP TO REPORT LOSS THIS QUARTER
Date: 13 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Borders Group Inc will report loss in third quarter and fourth-quarter profit will miss analysts' estimates (S)
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TENET TO SELL 3 HOSPITALS IN MASSACHUSETTS
Date: 13 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tenet Healthcare Corp sells three hospitals in Massachusetts for about $126.7 million to Vanguard Healthcare Systems Inc (S)
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CANADIAN REGULATOR BACKS COORS-MOLSON MERGER
Date: 14 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Molson and Adolph Coors Co wins clearance from Competitive Bureau of Canada for their planned $3.4 billion merger (S)
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WAL-MART THREATENS TO SHUT STORE WITH A UNION
Date: 14 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wal-Mart Stores raises stakes in fight over only unionized store in North America when it says it might shut outlet in Quebec unless workers propose contract company finds acceptable; says store has never made money and its sitution has gotten worse in recent months (S)
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