Foreign Media Role Cited in Beijing Immolation
Date: 09 February 2001
By Erik Eckholm
Erik Eckholm
Articles in two official Chinese newspapers say Western news agencies knew in advance about plans by apparent Falun Gong believers to set themselves on fire, and that some foreign journalists could face homicide charges for helping in suicide; CNN, one news organization cited, denies any prior knowledge of event in Tiananmen Square on Jan 23; AP and AFP, also named, say they did not have reporters or photographers in square at time of incident; China's newspapers do not print sensitive material without high-level approval, suggesting that some officials may be trying to discredit foreign journalists and their reports on banned Falun Gong movement; photo (M)
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THE MARKETS: Market Place; Murdoch's satellite TV goals raise doubts about the timing.
Date: 08 February 2001
By Geraldine Fabrikant
Geraldine Fabrikant
Market Place column on impending satellite television deal between Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and Hughes Electronics, part of General Motors Corp; stock analysts are questioning timing of deal because satellite TV business appears to be slowing and economic slowdown could compound problem (M)
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Two Opposition Leaders Are Arrested in Zimbabwe Crackdown
Date: 08 February 2001
By Rachel L. Swarns
Rachel Swarns
Police in Zimbabwe arrest two political opposition leaders, Gibson Sibanda and Nelson Chamisa, on charges of inciting violence during speeches at weekend rallies; government of Pres Robert Mugabe intensifies its attacks on journalists, judges and other critics (M)
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Cracking Down in Zimbabwe
Date: 09 February 2001
Editorial contends that Zimbabwe's spiral into lawlessness has taken turn for worse recently, as Pres Robert Mugabe, who is struggling for political survival, seems to have shed whatever pretense of democratic legitimacy he once maintained; notes he has cracked down on three vital checks on his power--press, courts and political opposition; says his opponents will need support of regional neighbors as well as United States, if they are to stick to their course of peaceful change
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The Wraps Come Off Prof. Gore's Seminar
Date: 09 February 2001
By Susan Saulny
Susan Saulny
Decision to ask students at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism not to discuss content of lectures by former Vice President Al Gore is rescinded; follows announcement that Gore's lectures at Fisk University and Middle Tennessee State University, where he will also be teaching, will be 'on the record' (M)
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Stern Faces Problems On and Off the Court
Date: 09 February 2001
By Mike Wise
Mike Wise
NBA Commissioner David Stern is optimistic about NBA; he plans to address players' union officials about poor image portrayed by some players and effect of player misconduct on attendance and television ratings, both of which are down; he may also look at rule changes now that players are so adept at defense that high-scoring games are rare; Stern assails news coverage, saying focus is less on game; photo (M)
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Topics of The Times; Al Gore, Off the Record
Date: 08 February 2001
Topics editorial criticizes former Vice Pres Al Gore for requesting that remarks to students at Columbia University's School of Journalism be off the record; says Gore should realize that what young journalists need is training in art of disemminating information, not withholding it from broader community; cautions against embrace of new Interior Sec Gale Norton, despite her polished public relations performances vowing to enforce various laws protecting endangered species, and to do nothing to threaten wildlife and national treasures; notes her long association with right-wing property-rights groups (M)
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RAYTHEON SHARES FALL ON NEWS OF JET-APPROVAL DELAY
Date: 08 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Raytheon Co says Federal Aviation Administration will not approve design of its Premier business jet until second quarter, later than investors had hoped; agency has concerns that wheels might burst under certain landing conditions (S)
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REUTERS WILL SELL SHARES IN ITS INSTINET GROUP
Date: 09 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Reuters Group plans to raise as much as $450 million by selling shares in Instinet Group, its electronic securities trading unit that allows investors to trade stocks directly with one another (S)
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CORNING PLANS OPTICAL FIBER PLANT IN OKLAHOMA
Date: 08 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Corning plans to invest about $400 million to build optical fiber plant in Oklahoma City; plans to increase its fiber manufacturing capacity by about 25 percent a year from 2002 to 2004 (S)
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