A New War Drew New Methods for Covering It
Date: 21 June 1999
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Editors, reporters and media critics hold news coverage of Kosovo conflict was in some basic ways different from any prior battlefield coverage; military censorship was tight during NATO bombing, but satellite communications allowed reporters to triangulate information; more journalists than usual covered all sides of conflict, though Western journalists who returned after being expelled by Yugoslav authorities often operated under tight Serb curbs; rise of Internet and cable television news provided more outlets for instantaneous reporting and analysis; photo (M)
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The Horrors of Kosovo
Date: 21 June 1999
Editorial says most urgent task for NATO is to prevent more atrocities in Kosovo, noting significant number of ethnic Albanians arrested for political activity before war have been transferred to prisons outside province where they are in peril; says trials of Serbian officials, paramilitary and police commanders, and particularly brutal troops are crucial; says dimension of horrors should strengthen West's resolve to allow only token scattering of Serbian security forces into Kosovo and to keep Russian peacekeepers from acting as Serb surrogates; says that war crimes investigation should move as fast as possible to prevent evidence tampering and that NATO should be ready to arrest people when there is convincing evidence they committed atrocities; says war crimes tribunal should encourage independent journalists from Serbia and Russia to report on new and powerful evidence of atrocities (M)
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New York Beckons Both of Us, Clinton Says
Date: 21 June 1999
By David Johnston
David Johnston
Pres Clinton, in interview on CNN's Late Edition, says that he and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton intend to 'get a place' in New York--soon enough to allow Mrs Clinton to use it as residence if she decides to run for Senate; dismisses report in US News and World Report that says Mrs Clinton's move is already 'in the works,' apparently without her husband (M)
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The Big City; This Hazard For Virginia Is Unreported
Date: 21 June 1999
By John Tierney
John Tierney
John Tierney, in The Big City column, notes that Washington Post in Nov 1998 ran series of three articles on dangers of out-of-state trash; says first article described 'terrifying' and 'frightening' hazards posed by speeding trucks from New York City on Virginia roads; questions how safe 1,500 trucks, vans and cars are that deliver Washington Post in Virginia; notes that Virginia taxpayers are spending at least $5 million annually to get rid of old copies of Washington Post, and tens of millions of dollars to handle all other newspapers that ran articles about Virginians being exploited by trash-exporting New Yorkers; says New Yorkers sent over $50 million to Virginia along with trash (M)
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INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION BUYS CONDUIT
Date: 22 June 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
International Integration Inc acquires Conduit Communications Ltd for about $58.5 million in stock (S)
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METRICOM GETS $600 MILLION TO DEVELOP NETWORK
Date: 22 June 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Metricom Inc says MCI Worldcom Inc and Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures Inc will invest $600 million speed development of its nationwide network for wireless data and Internet services (S)
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AUSTRIAN BRICK MAKER IS ENTERING U.S. MARKET
Date: 22 June 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wienerberger Baustoffindustrie AG, world's largest maker of bricks, to buy General Shale LLC, Johnson City, Tenn, for $260 million (S)
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Metro Business; Ruling on Utility's Request
Date: 22 June 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Connecticut regulators, in preliminary ruling, say Northeast Utilities should be allowed to refinance $3.3 billion in debt, $1.1 billion less than it has requested under state's deregulation law (S)
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NORWEGIAN OIL MERGER
Date: 22 June 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Norway's state-controlled oil companies Norsk Hydro ASA and Statoil say their $4.86 billion offer for Saga Petroleum ASA has won backing of Saga shareholders, defeating lower offer from Elf Aquitaine SA (S)
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PHILIPPINE REQUEST
Date: 22 June 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Philippine Government asks US Export-Import Bank not to seize four Boeing 747's from debt-laden Philippine Airlines Inc, saying move would put 'very large crimp' in carrier's rehabilitation; last week, Ex-Im Bank urged Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw its approval of airline's debt reorganization and recovery plan for violating sections of insolvency statute; top aide to Philippine Pres Joseph Estrade says request could lay legal groundwork for Ex-Im Bank to confiscate four Boeing jets, which it financed for flag carrier; photo (S)
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