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Date: 03 October 2004
By Eric Lichtblau
Eric Lichtblau
Fox News apologizes for 'bad judgment' in posting made-up news article on its Web site that quoted Sen John Kerry as gloating over his fine manicure and 'metrosexual' appearance; article was written by chief political correspondent Carl Cameron, who has been reprimanded over incident (M)
Date: 02 October 2004
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
European news organizations have recently begun scaling back their presence in Iraq, citing ongoing danger from insurgency; Japanese reporters came to cover arrival of Japanese troops, but most left by spring as insurgency worsened; American news organizations are keeping offices open but are relying more on Iraqi freelancers; remaining correspondents express frustration at difficulties of reporting on Iraq (M)
Date: 03 October 2004
By Warren St. John
Warren St
Article on growing popularity of news satire, on television, on Web and in print; recent live analysis of presidential debate between Pres Bush and Sen John Kerry on The Daily Show, hosted by Jon Stewart, offers evidence that fake news is becoming mainstream and even being adopted as part of regular cable and network news shows; photos (M)
Date: 02 October 2004
By Lizette Alvarez (NYT)
Lizette NYT
Three men in Britain are arrested and charged with seeking dirty bomb-making materials; News of the World, British tabloid, arranged undercover sting operation and then notified police (S)
Date: 03 October 2004
By Patrick E. Tyler
Patrick Tyler
Foreign media offer their analyses of American presidential debates; reaction in European press seems to favor Sen John Kerry over Pres Bush; consensus is that neither candidate scored mortal blow against other, but Kerry's strong performance has reopened race; photo (M)
Date: 03 October 2004
By David A. Kaplan
David Kaplan
David A Kaplan BackTalk column suggests that Martha Stewart would be natural choice to lead New York Mets as detail-oriented perfectionist with hardened experience dealing with media; drawing (M)
Date: 03 October 2004
By Timothy Egan
Timothy Egan
Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki accomplishment of setting mark for number of hits in single season did not generate media mania that has accompanied other record-breaking moments in past baseball history; possible reasons discussed (M)
Date: 02 October 2004
By Amy Waldman
Amy Waldman
Saturday Profile of Abdul Latif Pedram, one of 18 candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election; conservative chief justice tried to have Pedram removed from ballot for challenging Islam and speaking out for women's rights; Pedram, poet, journalist and philosopher, stands apart in field crowded with former mujahedeen; insists he is exactly right figure to lead country now freed from extremes of both Communism and Islamic fundamentalism; says Pres Hamid Karzai is Pres Bush's puppet; photo (M)
Date: 02 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cytec Indu
Date: 02 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
KSIN Holdings, unit of Kohlberg & Co, acquires Singer brand and sewing business for $134 million in cash, notes and assumed debt (S)