The October 16, 2001 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♎. It was the 288 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
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16th of October 2001 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on October 16, 2001
Anthrax Found in Baby Of ABC News Producer
Date: 16 October 2001
By Eric Lipton and Jim Rutenberg
Eric Lipton
Seven-month-old son of ABC News producer is infected with anthrax; symptoms showed up day after baby visited network's West 66th St offices on Sept 28; child is hospitalized and then released; is infected with cutaneous anthrax, a skin exposure, and is said to be responding well to antibiotics; this is second confirmed anthrax case in New York City, both of which have taken place at major television news organizations, or been linked to them; David Westin, president of ABC News, says he and authorities are operating on assumption that infant was exposed to anthrax at news studios; teams of city police officers, FBI agents and health investigators visit three other television network offices, as well as offices of The Daily News, The New York Post and The Associated Press to test mailroooms and other areas for anthrax; Police Comr Bernard B Kerik describes move as precautionary; photo (M)
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World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Asian News Programs
Date: 17 October 2001
By Suzanne Kapner (NYT)
Suzanne NYT
News Corp, seeking to capitalize on increasing demand from Pakistani and Indian emigres for news in their native languages, signs deal with Telewest, Britain's second-largest cable operator, which will begin showing progamming from Asian Star News and Star Plus channels on Oct 19; channels are leading providers of news and entertainment in Central Asia (S)
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CNN Submits 6 Questions After Overture By bin Laden
Date: 17 October 2001
By Jim Rutenberg and Bill Carter
Jim Rutenberg
CNN asks Osama bin Laden whether he or his followers have weapons of mass destruction and whether they plan to use them; question is one of six written queries CNN has submitted at invitation of bin Laden's group, Al Qaeda; it expects he will answer in his next videotaped statement; Arab-language news network Al Jazeera is acting as intermediary between Al Qaeda and CNN (M)
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Technology Briefing | Internet: MSNBC Starts Arabic Site
Date: 17 October 2001
By Andrew Zipern (NYT COMPILED BY ALAN KRAUSS)
Andrew NYT
MSNBC inaugurates Arabic-language news Web site, www.gn4msnbc,com, produced by Good News 4 Me, media company based in Cairo that was founded by Emadeddin Adib, veteran journalist and television host (S)
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'Spokesmen' for Al Qaeda Issue New Threat via CNN
Date: 16 October 2001
By Bill Carter and Jim Rutenberg
Bill Carter
CNN correspondent Nic Robertson reports that he met with representatives of Al Qaeda organization of Osama bin Laden; says representatives carried new threats from bin Laden against both United States and Britain; this is first contact since beginning of American attack on Afghanistan between reporter from American news organization and representatives of Al Qaeda; Robertson and representatives of other Western news organizations, including Associated Press, are escorted into Taliban-controlled territory to tour sites of American bombing; Robertson includes qualifying comments in reports about purported scene of American bomb attacks and about alleged threats from purported bin Laden associates; photo (M)
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Letter Containing Anthrax Sent to U.S. Senate Leader
Date: 16 October 2001
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Alison Mitchell
Sheryl Stolberg
Nation's widening anthrax investigation spreads to Congress after aides to Sen Tom Daschle open letter laced with bacteria; letter is sent to ABC News, infecting infant son of news producer who visited office on September 28; Pres Bush says Osama bin Laden or terrorist allies may be linked to attempts to poison Americans with deadly germ; Daschle letter is mailed from Trenton, same city from which contaminated letter sent to NBC News originated; latest incidents are part of nationwide wave of threats that have disrupted workplaces and strained capacity of law enforcement and public health laboratories to deal with danger; ABC News president David Westin and law enforcement authorities express concern about safety of news organizations in New York City; photos; chart (M)
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How to Cover a War
Date: 17 October 2001
By Marvin Kalb
Marvin Kalb
Marvin Kalb Op-Ed article on perennial dilemma of how much information press, and therefore public, is entitled to during wartime (S)
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World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: Independent Journalism Prizes
Date: 17 October 2001
By Ginger Thompson (NYT)
Ginger NYT
Group of Mexican newspaper editors, academics and directors of nongovernment organizations announce creation of independent journalism awards competition (S)
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Taking Baby To the Office, Then Living A Nightmare
Date: 17 October 2001
By Eric Lipton
Eric Lipton
Interview with unidentified employee of ABC News, whose infant son contracted anthrax during office visit; says she is not angry, just shocked and stunned that her family is victim of apparent biological terrorism (M)
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World Briefing | Asia: South Korea: Press Owner On Trial
Date: 16 October 2001
By Don Kirk (NYT)
Don NYT
South Korean prosecutors ask court to sentence owner of Chosun Ilbo, country's largest newspaper, to seven years in prison, along with $10-million fine, for tax evasion and embezzlement; Bang Sang Hoon invokes freedom of the press; his paper has criticized Pres Kim Dae Jung's efforts at rapprochement with North Korea (S)
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