We Have Met the News, and It Is Us
Date: 24 September 2004
By Clyde Haberman
Clyde Haberman
Clyde Haberman NYC column muses about public attention on the media itself in wake of Dan Rather's flawed CBS report on Pres Bush's military record (M)
Replay do quinta-feira, 23 de setembro de 2004
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23rd of September 2004 News
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CBS Appoints 2-Man Panel to Investigate Guard Report
Date: 23 September 2004
By Jim Rutenberg and Jacques Steinberg
Jim Rutenberg
CBS enlists former Atty Gen Richard Thornburgh and former AP executive Louis D Boccardi to investigate journalistic lapses that led to Dan Rather's broadcast of flawed 60 Minutes report about Pres Bush's National Guard service; Rather's objections to Thornburgh because of Republican ties and Thornburgh's own 1989 clash with network recalled; key part is role of report producer Mary Mapes, who arranged to get documents supposedly from files of late Lt Col Jerry B Killian, and who also put Bill Burkett, reported source, in touch with aide to Democratic nominee John Kerry (M)
Truth Be Told, the Vietnam Crossfire Hurts Kerry More
Date: 24 September 2004
By Jodi Wilgoren
Jodi Wilgoren
News analysis suggests that war over who did what in Vietnam has inflicted more wounds on candidate who saw combat, John Kerry, than on George Bush, who did not; says questions about documents broadcast by CBS have largely innoculated Bush, who has for years faced questions about his National Guard record; Kerry also thrust his decorated record to center of candidacy; New York Times/CBS News poll, before questions about CBS documents, shows just 20 percent of voters believe Bush tells whole truth about his service while 29 percent said Kerry is fully honest about his (M)
Investigator for CBS Criticized '60 Minutes'
Date: 24 September 2004
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
Dick Thornburgh, former attorney general selected by CBS to help investigate flawed Sixty Minutes report about Pres Bush's National Guard service, sharply criticized same program in memoir last year, with regard to 1992 report on Justice Department probe of bank misconduct; Thornburgh wrote of turning down interview with Mike Wallace because of previous 'shabby treatment' on program; Wallace calls Thornburgh inappropriate choice (M)
Researcher for The Times in China Is Detained
Date: 24 September 2004
By Erik Eckholm
Erik Eckholm
Chinese research assistant in Beijing bureau of The New York Times, Zhao Yan, is detained on suspicion of revealing state secrets to foreigners; Times foreign editor Susan Chira expresses concern for Zhao and categorically denies that he provided any state secrets to newspaper; Times executive editor Bill Keller has contacted White House, State Dept and Chinese government on Zhao's behalf; Beijing journalists speculate that his detention may be linked to Sept 7 article in The Times on Jiang Zemin's plan to resign his last position of power; accuracy of article was confirmed on Sept 19, when Jiang relinquished his military post; deliberations among party leaders are highly secretive in China, and leaks are considered crime (M)
The Face of Iraqi Democracy
Date: 24 September 2004
Editorial says visiting Iraqi Prime Min Ayad Allawi insists that security in Iraq is improving, economic reconstruction is progressing and democratic institutions are taking root, contrary to news reports Americans get daily; says his claims are everything Bush re-election campaign could have asked for, but most of them are wrong
They Are Sleuths Who Weigh Prose
Date: 23 September 2004
By Tom McNichol
Tom McNichol
Role of computers in document authentication discussed; computers help make more precise measurements for discovering forgeries, but also make it easier to produce more convincing forgeries; photo (M)
Good Stock Advice or Online Noise?
Date: 23 September 2004
By Hal R. Varian
Hal Varian
Hal R Varian Economic Scene column on study by University of British Columbia economists Werner Antweiler and Murray Z Frank on legitimacy and worth of stock message boards on Internet; photo (M)
Iraq Leader, Seeking Support, Calls Rise in Violence a Sign of Desperation by the Insurgents
Date: 23 September 2004
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
Interim Prime Min Iyad Allawi seeks to counter growing pessimism over conditions in Iraq, interview at United Nations; says rise in number and ferocity of terror attacks by insurgents is proof they are getting weaker and more desperate; is in United States for weeklong effort to build international support for his government and American-led forces supporting it; will address joint session of Congress and appear at news conference with Pres Bush, then deliver speech to United Nations General Assembly; criticizes news coverage of Iraq, saying it focuses only on violence and other setbacks and fails to capture gains for Iraqi society; takes dismissive view of Moktada al-Sadr, calling him 'nuisance rather than an insurgent'; claims Sadr's forces are 'disintegrating'; photo (M)
Panel Chief Is Said to Seek Judge's Firing Over Fees
Date: 23 September 2004
By Andy Newman
Andy Newman
New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct reportedly will decide whether to recommend ouster of Brooklyn Surrogate Michael H Feinberg, who is accused of awarding excessive fees to lawyer Louis R Rosenthal, former judge, for handling estates of people who died without wills or executors; William Josephson, former assistant attorney general who probed Feinberg, says he routinely awarded Rosenthal fees of 8 percent or more of estate, while court-appointed lawyers are entitled to only 6 percent; both Feinberg and Rosenthal have long been active in Brooklyn Democratic Party (M)