MediaTalk; News Corp. Donors Show Bipartisan Spirit In Presidential Politics
Date: 12 July 2004
By Mark Glassman
Mark Glassman
News Corp president and chief operating officer Peter Chernin and executive vice president Gary L Ginsberg have made contributions to John Kerry, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee; company employees and their families have given almost $350,000 in campaign contributions as of June 1, 60 percent of which went to Democrats; at least four executives of company's Fox Network have contributed to Kerry's campaign; Fox cable channel has developed reputation, which it denies, as right-leaning news organization; photo (M)
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Technology Briefing | Deals: Yahoo Acquiring Oddpost
Date: 13 July 2004
Yahoo acquires Oddpost.com, vendor of online e-mail and news services (S)
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Top Unit to Lead Investigation Of Journalist's Killing in Russia
Date: 13 July 2004
By C. J. Chivers
C. Chivers
Russia offers assurances that apparent contract killing of crusading American journalist Paul Klebnikov will be handled by top prosecutorial unit and given highest priority; Klebnikov, who made his mark exposing malfeasance of group of extravagantly wealthy Russian oligarchs that emerged after collapse of Communism, was shot outside of his Forbes Russia magazine office; photo (M)
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Kerry Tends to Some Core Democratic Constituencies
Date: 13 July 2004
By Jodi Wilgoren
Jodi Wilgoren
Sen John Kerry attends 'unity breakfast' for minorities and fund-raiser for women, and begins advertising campaign on Hispanic and black news outlets; will appear at NAACP convention, which Pres Bush declined to attend, citing scheduling conflicts and hostile comments from group; photo (M)
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Kofigate Gets Going
Date: 12 July 2004
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column says there are at least eight official investigations into largest financial rip-off in history: estimated $10 billion skimmed or kicked back or otherwise stolen in United Nations dealings with Saddam Hussein in food-for-oil program; says Secretary General Kofi Annan, seeking to manage news of scandal, has appointed Paul Volcker to head internal probe, but without subpoena power or ability to take testimony under oath; says State Dept is stalling Congressional requests for documents that reveal its own poor oversight and that embarass UN; notes that in Baghdad, investigation by old Governing Council was stopped by Paul Bremer because its leaks alerted world and upset UN; says bankers, traders and honest UN underlings are eager to whistleblow; says it will only take some shoe-leather reporting to prod investigators (M)
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Spotlight On Graham At Olympic Track Trials
Date: 13 July 2004
By Jere Longman
Jere Longman
Successful track and field coach Trevor Graham is subject of much media attention at Olympic track and field trials for his past work coaching Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery and work coaching athletes now who are suspected of using banned substances; photo (M)
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For Hackers, Shop Talk, A Warning And Advice
Date: 12 July 2004
By Nicholas Thompson
Nicholas Thompson
Stephen Wozniak, Apple Computer co-founder, recalls era when word 'hackers' referred to technological wizards, not rogue computer users, Manhattan conference sponsored by hacker magazine 2600 News; recalls many pranks he pulled; deplores harsh penalties set by computer fraud laws, interview; much of conference focuses on arguments for less government monitoring and control of computer networks; photo (M)
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Editorial Observer; Journalists' Deaths Make It Harder to Excuse Putin's Excesses
Date: 13 July 2004
By Serge Schmemann
Serge Schmemann
Serge Schmemann Editorial Observer contends that murder of Forbes Russia editor Paul Klebnikov is cruel confirmation that law and appreciation of freedom have not taken hold in Russia; say neither free press nor West are enemies of Russia, and deplores power that tramples on institutions that are at heart of free society
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40 Years Later, Civil Rights Makes Page One
Date: 13 July 2004
By James Dao
James Dao
Herald-Leader in Lexington, Ky, uses July 4 issue to show how civil rights movement in city during 1950's and 60's was virtually ignored by morning Herald and afternoon Leader; reports that newspapers' top executives, under policy set by late publisher, Fred Wachs, gave orders to bury coverage of peaceful weekly sit-ins at racially segregated lunch counters, hotels and theaters; many experts agree that this practice hurt civil rights movement at time, irreparably damaged historical record and caused readers to miss out on one of most important stories of 20th century; some others, however, suggest that muting coverage of civil rights movement may have allowed Lexington to integrate more peacefully than other Southern cities; Marilyn W Thompson, editor, plans to run follow-up articles profiling some of surviving civil rights protesters and scrutinizing Wachs' racial attitudes; Herald-Leader was formed by merger of Herald and Leader in 1980's; photos (L)
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MELLON FINANCIAL PLANS GROWTH IN SOUTHWESTERN U.S.
Date: 13 July 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mellon Financial, which runs Dreyfus mutual funds, acquires Paragon Asset Management Co to expand its wealth management business in Las Vegas (S)
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