Ernest S. Leiser, 81, Producer; Helped CBS News Move to TV
Date: 02 December 2002
By Robert F. Worth
Robert Worth
Ernest S Leiser, television news reporter and producer for CBS who won acclaim for his coverage of Eastern Europe during cold war, and helped direct network's transition to television from radio, dies at age 81; photo (M)
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Fewer Media Owners, More Media Choices
Date: 02 December 2002
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Technological innovations like Internet and expansion of cable and satellite television have allowed media outlets to expand exponentially despite consolidation of media owners, development that would seem to undermine case for public interest advocates who do not want FCC to loosen ownership restrictions on television outlets, radio stations and newspapers; opponents of deregulation still argue that consolidation of media ownership has led to sameness in television and radio programming; proponents say average household has access to so much information in so many different forms that no single company could ever exert undue influence over consumers (M)
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Errors in Online Stock Quotes
Date: 01 December 2002
By Jennifer Bayot
Jennifer Bayot
Handful of hugely inaccurate stock quotes appear on Web sites of few news organizations; test procedure at New York Stock Exchange blamed (S)
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Errors in Some Web Stock Lists
Date: 02 December 2002
By Jennifer Bayot
Jennifer Bayot
Handful of hugely inaccurate stock quotes appears on Web sites of small number of news and financial services companies, and New York Stock Exchange blames error by company that distributes its data (S)
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Geraldo Rivera Is Adamant: Reporter Erred
Date: 02 December 2002
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Geraldo Rivera of Fox News Channel continues attacks on David Folkenflik of Baltimore Sun, who reported nearly a year ago that Rivera erred when he claimed, in broadcast from Afghanistan, that he was walking on 'hallowed ground' where American troops had been killed in friendly fire indicent; admits that Americans were killed hundreds of miles from his location in Tora Bora region, but insists that there was a second friendly fire incident and that he merely confused the two; photo (M)
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Judging a Leader's Record, Not His Smile
Date: 01 December 2002
Hazel Kahan letter on Nov 26 article questions how reliable surveys like New York Times/CBS News poll on how Americans feel about recent elections will be once Bush administration completes its Total Information Awareness project and respondents know their responses might be connected to everything else known about them
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Judging a Leader's Record, Not His Smile
Date: 01 December 2002
Dan Carsen letter on Nov 26 article holds American should elect their leaders based on their policy stands, not prepackaged 'likability;' drawing
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 01 December 2002
INTERNATIONAL 3-28 American Command Post Set Up in Persian Gulf The United States military is installing a new command center at a base in Qatar that could serve as a headquarters for the American general who would lead an attack on Iraq. The official purpose of the work at the As Sayliyah base is to prepare for a major military exercise. 1 Africa's bin Laden Links As investigators struggled to determine who was behind the attacks on Israeli targets in Kenya on Thursday, they re-examined evidence that East Africa has served as both a useful base and a target for Osama bin Laden's terrorist network for nearly a decade. But while Al Qaeda remained a strong suspect, the Kenyan police reported few leads in the case. 1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 02 December 2002
INTERNATIONAL A3-9 Iraq's Neighbors Put Conditions on U.S. War Most of Iraq's neighbors seem prepared to support an American military campaign to remove Saddam Hussein from power. However, their backing is not assured and rests on several political and military factors. A1
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