Rules in Flux: News Organizations Face Tough Calls on Unverified 'Facts'
Date: 27 January 1998
By Janny Scott
Janny Scott
News coverage of Pres Clinton's alleged sexual relationship with former White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, has ranged from hyperbolic to nonexistent; many newspapers put story on front page, while others were silent on subject; photos (M)
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Networks Take a (Short) Timeout
Date: 28 January 1998
By Janny Scott
Janny Scott
Television networks take only brief breather from scrimmage of covering Pres Clinton's sex scandal to consider his State of Union Message; photos (M)
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Clinton Job Rating Remains High Despite Doubts on Moral Values
Date: 27 January 1998
By Richard L. Berke
Richard Berke
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds allegations of sexual misconduct, involving Pres Clinton and former White House intern Monica S Lewinsky, have not dimmed public's view of how he is handling his job; suggest Americans may be willing to look beyond his personal troubles because they are generally satisfied with their lives and pleased with economy; finds rating for Clinton's handling of job remains high at 56 percent, virtually unchanged from 58 percent in December 1997; ratings on economy and foreign policy are highest of Presidency, even though people are now less likely than they once were to say he shares moral values that most Americans try to live by; other findings discussed; charts (M)
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Lost in Translation
Date: 28 January 1998
By James Barron With Phoebe Hoban
James With
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to host 'First Amendment leaders' breakfast with topic being Is Gossip Journalism (S)
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Journal; Full Court Press
Date: 28 January 1998
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich Op-Ed column holds excessive press coverage of sex scandal may enable Pres Clinton to win public support; says media is guilty of premature adjudication in pursuit of story (M)
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KERR-MCGEE TO EXIT COAL BUSINESS
Date: 28 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kerr-McGee Corp's board decides to get out of coal business as part of plan to focus on oil, natural gas and chemicals (S)
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PAXSON TO EXPAND PLANNED FAMILY TV NETWORK
Date: 28 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Paxson Communications Corp agrees to buy Chicago television station WCFC-TV from Christian Communications of Chicagoland Inc for $120 million, expanding reach of its planned family-oriented network (S)
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USA WASTE SERVICES TO BUY TRANSAMERICAN WASTE
Date: 28 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
USA Waste Services Inc acquires Transamerican Waste Industries for about $112.5 million in stock and assumed debt (S)
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POSSIS MEDICAL HIRES SALOMON SMITH BARNEY
Date: 27 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Possis Medical Inc hires Salomon Smith Barney to help company explore strategic and financial alternatives (S)
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SINCLAIR TO SELL 7 RADIO STATIONS FOR $126.5 MILLION
Date: 28 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc agrees to sell seven radio stations in Portland, Ore, and Rochester to Entertainment Communications Inc for $126.5 million in cash; stations Sinclair plans to sell are KKSN-AM, KKSN-FM and KKRH-FM in Portland and WBBF-AM, WBEE-FM, WKLX-FM and WQRV-FM in Rochester (S)
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