Editors' Note
Date: 11 November 2001
Editors' note on November 4 article on effects that September 11 attacks had on television news and entertainment; notes Reuters is independent Western news agency and should not have been grouped with Taliban and Arab TV channel Al Jazeera as unverifiable secondhand news source
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Why Are We Hiding bin Laden?
Date: 11 November 2001
By Robert H. Giles
Robert Giles
Op-Ed article by Robert H Giles, curator of Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, deplores television networks agreeing with Bush administration to provide less than full coverage of Al Jazeera's videotape of interview with Osama bin Laden, on ground that bin Laden's statements were mere propaganda, and not newsworthy; holds American viewers should have freedom to decide for themselves (M)
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A NATION CHALLENGED: HEARTS AND MINDS -- A special report.; In the War on Terrorism, A Battle to Shape Opinion
Date: 11 November 2001
By Elizabeth Becker
Elizabeth Becker
Special report, Hearts and Minds, relates how White House communications director, Karen P Hughes, coordinating with British counterpart, helped set up round-the-clock war news bureau in Pakistan, linked to US and London offices, as first step in highly orchestrated effort to create 21-century version of muscular propaganda war that US waged in 1940's; Bush administration matches old-fashioned patriotism to frantic pace of modern communications to persuade American and foreign audiences to support war against terrorism, while also trying to control release of information about military intelligence and operations; State Department enlists Charlotte Beers to use her marketing skills to promote American values and counter propaganda of Taliban and Osama bin Laden; Mary Matalin, political aide to Vice Pres Cheney, says administration can now disseminate statements and events from around world that buttress US position; photos; information flow chart; graphs (L)
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Appreciation, Size XXL
Date: 11 November 2001
Comment on corrections from various newspapers stenciled along restroom walls of Newseum, museum of news in Arlington, Va; mea culpa from Daily Vidette, student newspaper of Illinois State University, noted; drawing (Education Life) (S)
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World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Jailed Editor Is Released
Date: 10 November 2001
By Rachel L. Swarns (NYT)
Rachel Swarns
Zimbabwe newspaper editor Geoff Nyarota is released from jail (S)
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Newspapers and TV Paint U.S. Action as a Kind of Terrorism
Date: 11 November 2001
By Douglas Jehl
Douglas Jehl
Most Arab newspapers and television portrays US as moving arrogantly, blindly, even callously into conflict in Afghanistan and warn that consequences could be worse than if Americans had left well enough alone; offers no defense of Osama bin Laden and describe him as once-dangerous but now somewhat pathetic figure hiding in caves; US officials who agree to interviews are given significant time, particularly on Arab satellite channel Al Jazeera; photo (M)
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GENERAL MILLS EXPECTS EARNINGS DECLINE
Date: 10 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Mills Inc says its earnings in quarter ending Nov 25 will fall; says it will cut 1,000 jobs in connection with acquisition of Diageo PLC's Pillsbury operations (S)
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY POSTS LOSS ON ATTACK CLAIMS
Date: 10 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Berkshire Hathaway Inc posts $679 million third-quarter net loss, compared with year-earlier $797 million profit (S)
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VERIZON WIRELESS NEAR TO COMPLETING PUBLIC OFFERING
Date: 10 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Verizon Wireless Inc says it hopes to complete initial public offering to raise up to $5 billion by mid-2002 (S)
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GRANDDAUGHTER OF FOUNDING FAMILY GETS CRUCIAL JOB
Date: 10 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ford Motor Co names Elena Ford group brand manager of Mercury (S)
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SHARES OF KETCHUP MAKER FALL ON EARNINGS OUTLOOK
Date: 10 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
H J Heinz Co shares fall after company says its earnings for fiscal second-quarter ended Oct 31 will miss forecasts and cuts profit projections for year (S)
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