Pakistan TV: A New Look At the News
Date: 25 January 2004
By Amy Waldman
Amy Waldman
Geo TV, Pakistani cable station transmitting from Dubai, is example of private television stations that are gaining favor over state-run media across South Asia; Pakistani Pres Pervez Musharraf reversed ban on private television stations in 2002, in part because many Pakistanis turned to Indian cable stations for news rather than state-run Pakistan Television; ban on Indian programming remains in place; private media ownership allows greater freedom in material transmitted; photos (M)
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Page Two; Only the Foggiest Idea
Date: 25 January 2004
By Kari Haskell
Kari Haskell
Sampling of how phrase 'fog of war' has been adapted in newspaper headlines since Afghanistan war in 2002 (S)
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Italian Leader And His Party Face Questions At Anniversary
Date: 25 January 2004
By Frank Bruni
Frank Bruni
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party celebrates its 10th anniversary; news media's focus on Berlusconi amid rumors that he has undergone cosmetic surgery highlights political analysts' doubts about whether party has its own identity and future or is entirely dependent on Berlusconi for its face, voice and vigor; Forza Italia holds more seats in parliament than any other party, but some analysts say it has no ideological underpinning or direction (M)
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Sports of The Times; Armstrong Is Soaking Up the Sun, the Doughnuts and the Endless Scrutiny
Date: 25 January 2004
By George Vecsey
George Vecsey
George Vecsey Sports of The Times column discusses media cause celebre over Lance Armstrong's relatively laid back behavior months before Tour de France; photo (M)
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Source for USA Today Reporter Disputes Details of Kosovo Article
Date: 26 January 2004
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
Natasa Kandic, human rights advocate identified by Jack Kelley, USA Today correspondent who recently resigned under pressure, as source for 1999 article about ethnic cleansing in Kosovo village, disputes many of article's details, phone interview; she told USA Today about disagreements at Oct meeting; his editors began questioning article, and several others he wrote over years, last May; at issue is his claim that he saw typed order to 'cleanse' village in Yugoslav Army notebook; photo (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 26 January 2004
INTERNATIONAL A3-11 Plans for Iraqi Sovereignty Are Hitting New Obstacles The plans for a gradual political transition in Iraq have been further undermined by a delay in the drafting of an interim constitution and a serious new split in the Iraqi Governing Council. Many of the Shiite members now support immediate direct elections. A1 David A. Kay, who led the effort to find evidence of Iraq's illicit weapons until he resigned Friday, said American intelligence agencies wrongly gauged the unconventional weapons programs before the invasion and gave policy makers in Washington an exaggerated picture of the Iraqi threat. A1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 25 January 2004
INTERNATIONAL 3-13 Cheney Calls for Solidarity At Forum in Switzerland Vice President Dick Cheney, speaking at the World Economic Forum, called for allies to bridge their differences over Iraq and redouble their efforts to fight terrorism. He also asked allies to halt the spread of illicit weapons and promote democratic trends in the Middle East. 10 About 1,200 antiglobalization demonstrators marched in Chur, Switzerland, some smashing shop windows and hurling paint bombs, to protest the World Economic Forum. 4
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Amid News Of the Nets, Memories Of Moses
Date: 25 January 2004
By Anemona Hartocollis
Anemona Hartocollis
Anemona Hartocollis Coping column on legacy of Robert Moses as New York City's parks commissioner; current Comr Adrian Benepe comments; drawing (M)
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Ideas & Trends -- Sp@m ShEn@nig@nS!!; That Gibberish in Your In-Box May Be Good News
Date: 25 January 2004
By George Johnson
George Johnson
Spammers trying to sneak their solicitations past ever wilier junk mail filters are using random mutations of words; volume of spam may not have diminished, but advanced filtering software, which learns to recognize mercurial traits of junk e-mail, is having an effect: spammers' messages are becoming harder and harder to decipher by their intended targets; at 2004 Spam Conference, Internet experts showed just how far science of spam fighting has come; most speakers at conference are putting their hopes in technological, not legal, solutions; federal government's new junk e-mail law barely rated a mention; photo (M)
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Barbara Walters to Leave '20/20'; After 25 Years, Show's Last Season of Emotion-Laden Interviews
Date: 26 January 2004
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Barbara Walters says she will leave as co-anchor of ABC newsmagazine 20/20 in Sept and plans to scale back her ABC workload, interview; says she is unhappy about changing nature of television news and newsmagazines; cites increasing pressure to find interviews that appeal to young viewers; graph of show's rankings; photos (M)
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