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Daily News Unions Still Divided on Buyer

Date: 18 August 1992

By Alex S. Jones

Alex Jones

The board of The Daily News yesterday embraced Conrad M. Black's proposal to acquire the bankrupt paper, but which prospective buyer will ultimately get The News remains an open question because the paper's unions -- who are essential to any purchase -- remain very much divided. "The unions at the end of the day hold the whip hand," said Martin E. Moleska, an investment banker at Veronis, Suhler & Associates, which represents Mr. Black, owner of The Daily Telegraph in London.

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CHRONICLE

Date: 18 August 1992

By Marvine Howe

Marvine Howe

Skirmishes at NBC News have escalated into a war of words. On Thursday, the network announced that ARTHUR KENT, the correspondent who became famous for his live reports during the Persian Gulf War, and a producer, JOE ALICASTRO, had been suspended without pay for refusing an assignment in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. The suspensions, on Thursday, coincided with the news that an ABC News producer, David Kaplan, had been shot to death in Sarajevo. In a letter distributed to colleagues in front of NBC headquarters in Rockefeller Center yesterday, Mr. Kent sharply criticized the network's leadership. Accusing the management of "incivility," "brute stupidity" and "unworthiness of command," he threatened to continue his fight "in the streets, over the airwaves and through the legal system."

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The White House; Bush Aide Dismissed After Race-Tinged Dispute

Date: 19 August 1992

By Michael Wines

Michael Wines

A racially charged dispute between a black newspaper reporter and a press aide for the White House blossomed today into an embarrassment for President Bush's campaign. The aide, Bobby Carr, switched from the White House staff to a job with the campaign last month, four days after an incident in Detroit in which he was accused of using a racial slur in reference to the reporter.

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It's War, Party Says, And the Press Is the Enemy

Date: 18 August 1992

By Richard L. Berke

Richard Berke

When George W. Bush hit the talk show circuit this morning, he had no interest in defending his father, the President, against Gov. Bill Clinton. He reserved his fire for another target: the press. "What isn't right is impact journalism," he told Harry Smith on the CBS News program "This Morning," "where the press tries to use their position to hurt my dad, whether it be to hurt my dad through his kids or to hurt my dad through unbelievable allegations."

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ON TELEVISION: The Media; Lines Blur as Politicians Take On Journalist Roles

Date: 19 August 1992

By Richard L. Berke

Richard Berke

Even the most astute viewer was probably at a loss to figure out what hat John H. Sununu was wearing today on television. This morning, he was the former White House chief of staff turned lobbyist, praising President Bush and bashing Gov. Bill Clinton on the ABC program "Good Morning America." Tonight he was transformed into talk show host, interviewing Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia on his CNN program, "Crossfire."

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Behind the Scenes, a Powerful Editor Lives, Breathes and Shapes His State

Date: 18 August 1992

By Jon Nordheimer

Jon Nordheimer

Mort Pye has arguably wielded more influence in New Jersey affairs over the last quarter-century than any other person, public or private. But his name would not be recognized by the average reader of the newspaper he has edited since 1957, The Star-Ledger. Mr. Pye has taken pains to stay out of the spotlight, ducking interviews, almost never appearing on television, an editor who has confined his professional life to the newsroom and rarely ventured out of it.

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ON TELEVISION: Campaign Watch; Networks Focus on Shift to the Right

Date: 19 August 1992

By Elizabeth Kolbert

Elizabeth Kolbert

During Patrick J. Buchanan's speech on Monday night, CBS twice cut away to a big man on the convention floor who was wearing a sequined red cowboy hat. The man was sweating and yelling "Pat, Pat, Pat!" He certainly seemed to be enjoying the speech. In fact, he seemed to be enjoying it a little too much. Ideally at a political convention the response of the delegates is supposed to cue the television audience. Their enthusiasm is supposed to be inspiring, and their excitement infectious.

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Critic's Notebook; The Republicans Play A Dissonant Tune

Date: 19 August 1992

By Walter Goodman

Walter Goodman

Watching the Republican National Convention is a split-screen experience. It is like a concert for two orchestras whose conductors are not on speaking terms. From the official side come easy-listening tunes scored for strings and trumpets. From the network side comes a dissonant threnody. Whichever channel viewers turned to on opening night, except perhaps C-Span, which sticks more to the podium proceedings, they learned of dissension and dismay in Republican ranks. Not until Ronald Reagan's speech, at the end of the evening, was there harmony. Anchors, reporters and observers agreed that the former President had struck an upbeat note.

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THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Reporter's Notebook; Scrambling For Time On the Air

Date: 19 August 1992

By Gwen Ifill

Gwen Ifill

Watching a Presidential campaign scramble for television air time is not a pretty picture. Gov. Bill Clinton's organization has resorted to all manner of genteel desperation to balance all the pretty red-white-and-blue pictures emanating from Houston. Today's theme was discovery.

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Two Killers Separated at Last by Freedom

Date: 18 August 1992

By Francis X. Clines

Francis Clines

Two murderers were bidding farewell at the gate of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, separated from the outside world by the dense thickets bordering the Mississippi and by a combined 54 years of prison time. "I'm leaving you here, Bud," said Ron Wikberg, a lanky, sad-eyed man, newly freed after 23 years, his life term undone by a legal loophole he opened for himself.

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