Venezuelan News Outlets Line Up With the Foes of Chávez
Date: 22 December 2002
By Juan Forero
Juan Forero
Coverage of protests against Pres Hugo Chavez receive wide coverage from Venezuelan television stations and newspapers, and bias in favor of opposition worries some analysts and journalists, who say it distorts role of press and aggravates current political crisis; editors and owners acknowledge involvement with opposition and antigovernment strike, but say they have little choice, given Chavez's own attacks on press and pro-government slant of state-owned station; photo (M)
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The Man Who Was Always Watching
Date: 22 December 2002
By Ted Koppel
Ted Koppel
Ted Koppel tribute to longtime ABC News executive Roone Arledge, who died Dec 5; photo (M)
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MediaTalk; CNN Is Said to Court White House Insider
Date: 23 December 2002
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
CNN informally seeks to learn whether Mary Matalin, who is resigning as strategist for Vice Pres Dick Cheney, wants to return to cable network where she once worked; photo (M)
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White House Letter; From Baring Knuckles to Combing Hair
Date: 23 December 2002
By Elisabeth Bumiller
Elisabeth Bumiller
Interview with Mary Matalin, who is leaving her job as strategist for Vice Pres Dick Cheney; she says that while White House remains accommodating to working mothers, she wants to spend more time with her daughters; says she will continue to advise Cheney on strategy and press matters from outside White House; photo (M)
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Anti-American Feeling Rises in Pakistan as U.S. Confronts Iraq
Date: 22 December 2002
By David Rohde
David Rohde
Suspicion of and disenchantment with US is spreading in Pakistan, fed by anger at US policies toward Iraq and Israel, new American immigration policies, anti-Muslim statements by conservative American religious leaders and misleading accounts in some Pakistani newspapers; there is also fear that Pakistan could be next US target after Iraq; photos (M)
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As Usual, Focus on the Bad
Date: 22 December 2002
Susan Dixon letter contends that news media tends to focus on negative and corrupt aspects of college athletics, and ignores positives (S)
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Jordan Overdone
Date: 22 December 2002
Stephen A Goldman letter contends that news media focuses disproportionate attention on Michael Jordan (S)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 22 December 2002
INTERNATIONAL 3-17; 25 U.S. Builds Links to Kurds For Possible War in Iraq American intelligence officials have been working alongside Kurdish officials examining potential bases for use in a war, while recruiters for an American-sponsored opposition group have been selecting candidates who one day may help American forces inside Iraq. 1 Palestinian Girl Killed A Palestinian girl was hit by a stray bullet and killed. Checkpoints were imposed after what an Israeli spokeswoman called a sharp increase in attacks in Gaza. 15
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 23 December 2002
INTERNATIONAL A3-14 North Korea Removes Monitors at Plutonium Site North Korea said it had removed the equipment that international inspectors installed more than eight years ago to make sure that it would not make use of a large stockpile of plutonium to produce nuclear weapons. Bush administration officials said they feared that North Korea could use the plutonium to manufacture five or six nuclear weapons within months. A1 The removal of the monitoring devices will test President-elect Roh Moo Hyun's pledge to maintain South Korea's policy of reconciliation with the North. A12
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MediaTalk; A BET Cable Host Weighs His Options
Date: 23 December 2002
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Black Entertainment Television interviewer Ed Gordon has used attention he won when he interviewed Sen Trent Lott last week to air his complaints about BET's decision to cancel his program; weighs leaving BET when his contract expires in July; photo (M)
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