News With Views
Date: 20 April 2005
By Don Hewitt
Don Hewitt
Don Hewitt Op-Ed article says television networks could revitalize evening newscasts by adding on segment of personalized, highly subjective opinion (M)
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Date: 20 April 2005
By Don Hewitt
Don Hewitt
Don Hewitt Op-Ed article says television networks could revitalize evening newscasts by adding on segment of personalized, highly subjective opinion (M)
Date: 20 April 2005
By Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column says that although patriarchal, authoritarian voice-of-God figures may disappear from anchor chairs on evening news programs, they are alive and well in Vatican, where Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has been elected pope, and in Washington, where Pres Bush, Sen Bill Frist and Rep Tom DeLay act as if God speaks through them
Date: 20 April 2005
By Adam Liptak
Adam Liptak
Full federal appeals court declines to reconsider unanimous decision by three-judge panel that Judith Miller of New York Times and Matthew Cooper of Time magazine must testify about conversations they may have had with government officials concerning Valerie Plame, undercover CIA agent whose identity was first disclosed by Robert Novak, syndicated columnist; Arthur Sulzberger Jr, publisher of Times, speaking to Newspaper Assn of America in San Francisco, emphasizes importance of allowing reporters to keep their promises to confidential sources (M)
Date: 20 April 2005
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley column assesses television coverage of election of new pope (M)
Date: 19 April 2005
By Carl Hulse
Carl Hulse
Rep Tom DeLay seeks to reassure his supporters with point-by-point response to accusations of misconduct raised against him; sends letter to voters in his district in Texas, attributing recent intense scrutiny to hostile 'syndicate' consisting of Democrats, outside advocacy groups and 'legion of Democrat-friendly press'; mailing also says payments to his wife and daughter from his political organizations were entirely permissible and common prctice by members of Congress (M)
Date: 19 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Blackstone Group, investment firm founded by Peter G Peterson and Stephen A Schwarzman, acquires control of Global Tower Partners for total of about $225 million; purchases 93 percent stake in company from Great Hill Partners (S)
Date: 20 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Orphan Medical, maker of products used to treat sleep disorders, agrees to be bought by Jazz Pharmaceuticals for about $140 million (S)
Date: 20 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Affiliated Managers Group, American company that owns stakes in money managers, agrees to buy First Asset Management of Canada for about $250 million, its first move into Canadian market (S)
Date: 19 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nucor Corp, steel producer, acquires assets of Marion Steel Co for about $113 million (S)
Date: 19 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Gap Inc promotes Cynthia Harriss, president of its outlet division, to president of its namesake brand (S)