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15th of October 2001 News
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Anthrax Found in Baby Of ABC News Producer
Date: 16 October 2001
By Eric Lipton and Jim Rutenberg
Eric Lipton
Seven-month-old son of ABC News producer is infected with anthrax; symptoms showed up day after baby visited network's West 66th St offices on Sept 28; child is hospitalized and then released; is infected with cutaneous anthrax, a skin exposure, and is said to be responding well to antibiotics; this is second confirmed anthrax case in New York City, both of which have taken place at major television news organizations, or been linked to them; David Westin, president of ABC News, says he and authorities are operating on assumption that infant was exposed to anthrax at news studios; teams of city police officers, FBI agents and health investigators visit three other television network offices, as well as offices of The Daily News, The New York Post and The Associated Press to test mailroooms and other areas for anthrax; Police Comr Bernard B Kerik describes move as precautionary; photo (M)
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Hearts, Minds and Satellites
Date: 15 October 2001
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Cable news networks have seen spikes in viewership since terrorist attacks on Sept 11, but face problem of keeping their audience when news slows down; CNN hopes its coverage of war in Afghanistan will help it regain its reputation as world news leader; CNN lost market share in last year as competitors, notably Fox News Channel, stole its thunder; there were hundreds of layoffs; now new leadership hired to bring CNN some Hollywood-style flash and personality is clinging to hard-news holdovers from last CNN administration to cover war; Fox News also sees opportunity in conflict, an invitation to battle CNN on new front, internationally; it aspires to become global news brand with international reach, and ad sales power; photos; graph (M)
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New Tactic Of Terrorists Is to Attack The Media
Date: 15 October 2001
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Introduction of anthrax-carrying mail and copycat letters has turned news offices into battlefields of biological or psychological warfare; scattershot attacks on national and regional news companies is unusual tactic: even groups who profess hatred of media use it to raise their profile; choice of media companies as targets guarantees maximum impact for anyone spreading fear; aside from confirmed cases of anthrax at NBC and American Media in Boca Raton, Fla, there have been scares at at least four other news companies, including The New York Times; news employees try to recapture their lost equilibrium, as law enforcement officials and terrorism experts cast about for clues (M)
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'Spokesmen' for Al Qaeda Issue New Threat via CNN
Date: 16 October 2001
By Bill Carter and Jim Rutenberg
Bill Carter
CNN correspondent Nic Robertson reports that he met with representatives of Al Qaeda organization of Osama bin Laden; says representatives carried new threats from bin Laden against both United States and Britain; this is first contact since beginning of American attack on Afghanistan between reporter from American news organization and representatives of Al Qaeda; Robertson and representatives of other Western news organizations, including Associated Press, are escorted into Taliban-controlled territory to tour sites of American bombing; Robertson includes qualifying comments in reports about purported scene of American bomb attacks and about alleged threats from purported bin Laden associates; photo (M)
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Letter Containing Anthrax Sent to U.S. Senate Leader
Date: 16 October 2001
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Alison Mitchell
Sheryl Stolberg
Nation's widening anthrax investigation spreads to Congress after aides to Sen Tom Daschle open letter laced with bacteria; letter is sent to ABC News, infecting infant son of news producer who visited office on September 28; Pres Bush says Osama bin Laden or terrorist allies may be linked to attempts to poison Americans with deadly germ; Daschle letter is mailed from Trenton, same city from which contaminated letter sent to NBC News originated; latest incidents are part of nationwide wave of threats that have disrupted workplaces and strained capacity of law enforcement and public health laboratories to deal with danger; ABC News president David Westin and law enforcement authorities express concern about safety of news organizations in New York City; photos; chart (M)
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World Briefing | Asia: South Korea: Press Owner On Trial
Date: 16 October 2001
By Don Kirk (NYT)
Don NYT
South Korean prosecutors ask court to sentence owner of Chosun Ilbo, country's largest newspaper, to seven years in prison, along with $10-million fine, for tax evasion and embezzlement; Bang Sang Hoon invokes freedom of the press; his paper has criticized Pres Kim Dae Jung's efforts at rapprochement with North Korea (S)
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Anthrax Hoaxes Hinder Effort To Cope With Real Threats
Date: 15 October 2001
By Erica Goode
Erica Goode
Law enforcement officials struggling to track down perpetrators of real anthrax threats must also deal with growing number of hoaxes; experts say news coverage of anthrax cases and of biological warfare in general since Sept 11 has probably contributed to number of false scares; photos (M)
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U.S. Businesses Taking Steps To Protect Company Mail
Date: 15 October 2001
By Jonathan D. Glater
Jonathan
News of possible terrorist attacks using one of nation's oldest, least sophisticated means of communication--United States mail--prompts many companies to take hard look at how they run their mailrooms; law firms, advertising agencies and even big manufacturers have joined media companies in announcing new mail-handling procedures; it is unclear how prospect of potentially lethal letters might affect way American companies do business (M)
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On a Warm Day, a Chill Wind in Louisville
Date: 16 October 2001
By Sara Rimer
Sara Rimer
Residents of Louisville, Ky, have mixed response to news reports of anthrax; some express fear, but say they feel safe knowing they live far away from New York City and other major population centers, and that they are not politicians or journalists or well known in any way; most say they are trying to do what Pres Bush has urged them to do: go on with their lives; photo (M)
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Blair to Meet With Arafat On Tensions In Mideast
Date: 15 October 2001
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
British Prime Min Tony Blair to meet Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, London, in bid backed by United States to calm Mideast violence and help jump-star stalled peace talks with Israel; sees continuing unrest threatening moderate Arab support for antiterror coalition; Blair's office plans to ask television executives to delay or limit broadcast of statements taped by Osama bin Laden and his allies because they may contain coded messages to operatives outside Afghanistan; Britain is also urging reporters given tours by Taliban to put in context unconfirmed Taliban claims of civilian casualties in Afghanistan (M)
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