The Nation: Don't Call It Gravitas; David Brinkley Was a Brand Unto Himself
Date: 15 June 2003
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Death of David Brinkley may mark end of era of dominant television news anchorman that began with Brinkley and his 1950's and 60's contemporaries; network newscasts are more successful in holding their audiences than rest of broadcast television and still dwarf any regular cable news shows; photo (M)
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Long Island Everyman Masters the Sound Bite
Date: 15 June 2003
By Alan Feuer
Alan Feuer
Profile of Greg Packer, middle-aged highway repairman from Long Island, who has cultivated persona with news media of being an 'everyman,' who provides common person's perspective on array of city happenings, ranging from N'Sync concert to New York Jets playoff game; photo (M)
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How 15 Minutes Became 5 Weeks
Date: 15 June 2003
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich article discusses 'mediathon,' his word for new form of mass entertainment in US; term refers to all-consuming news stories that result in media circus, soap opera and tabloid journalism; says coverage of story about Jayson Blair, New York Times journalist who falsified stories, exemplifies current practice of turning event of limited interest into oversized spectacle; photos (L)
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The Nation; READING FILE
Date: 15 June 2003
Alan Berlow, in article in Atlantic Monthly magazine, holds Alberto R Gonzales, now White House counsel, gave then-Gov George W Bush inadequate data to decide on 57 Texas death penalty cases; Jeet Heer, writing in National Post in Canada, argues number of influential ex-Trotskyists helped support Bush administration's foreign policy; Dean Stanley Fish, writing in Chronicle of Higher Education, holds University of Illinois's Daily Illini editors erred in printing anti-Semitic letter on free speech grounds; Engineering News-Record article on rebuilding of Iraq cites uncollected trash as most obvious problem; photo (M)
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Faraway Radio Voices Tell Fans at Home That Reyes Has Arrived
Date: 15 June 2003
By Rafael Hermoso
Rafael Hermoso
New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, who was called up from minors, is subject of much fanfare and media attention in his native Dominican Republic as youngest player in Major Leagues and celebrity at home; photos (M)
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TWO CREDITORS OFFER FORMICA $175 MILLION IN AID
Date: 14 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cerberus Capital Management and Oaktree Capital Management agree to provide $175 million to Formica Co as part of its bankruptcy restructuring (S)
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World Business Briefing | Asia: Indonesia: Debt Deal Challenged
Date: 14 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Creditors Oaktree Capital Management and Gramercy Advisors reject $14 billion debt repayment plan by Indonesia-based Asia Pulp and Paper Co (S)
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World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Draft For Europe
Date: 14 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
British brewer SABMiller will begin sales of Miller Genuine Draft beer in Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland and Italy; photo (S)
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Tall Tales in N.B.A. Don't Fool Players
Date: 15 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Many N.B.A. hopefuls exaggerate their height while in high school or college to make themselves more appealing to coaches and scouts.
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PeopleSoft Files Suit In Fight With Oracle
Date: 14 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PeopleSoft Inc files lawsuit charging that Oracle Corp, which has made $5.1 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, is interfering with PeopleSoft's contracts with customers and engaging in unfair trade practices; J D Edward & Co, which is being acquired by PeopleSoft for $1.76 billion, files similar suit against Oracle (M)
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