An ABC News Reporter Tests the Boundaries of Investigating Disney and Finds Them
Date: 19 October 1998
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Problems faced by reporters in examining their own companies are highlighted when ABC News rejects report by Brian Ross, 20/20 investigative reporter, and his producer, Rhonda Schwartz, about hiring and safety policies at Disney World, Florida theme park owned by ABC's corporate parent, Walt Disney, Co; problems are particularly thorny in age of conglomerates, when many parent companies of media outlets are also involved in many other businesses; Disney has denied influencing its network subsidiary (M)
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Media Talk; Scandals Don't Much Harm An Already Bad Reputation
Date: 19 October 1998
By Dylan Loeb McClain
Dylan McClain
Poll by Media Studies Center finds that most people have not noticed the recent scandals in news industry, but that they did not have a high opinion of journalists to begin with; finds 67 percent think journalists often or sometimes invent stories, 76 percent believe they often or sometimes plagiarize, 87 percent feel they often or sometimes use unethical or illegal tactics, and 86 percent believe that stories often or sometimes have factual errors (S)
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NETSCAPE TO BUNDLE REALNETWORKS PRODUCT IN BROWSER
Date: 20 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stock prices for Realnetworks Inc and Netscape Communications Corp rise after Realnetworks says it will bundle its Realplayer software with new version of Netscape's Web browser and its Web site (S)
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AFFILIATED COMPUTER TO PURCHASE BRC HOLDINGS
Date: 20 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Affiliated Computer Services Inc will acquire BRC Holdings Inc for about $261 million in cash (S)
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NABORS TO ACQUIRE MAKER OF DRILLING EQUIPMENT
Date: 20 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nabors Industries to acquire Bayard Drilling Technologies for about $225.5 million (S)
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INTEL TO BUY MAKER OF COMPUTER NETWORKING PRODUCTS
Date: 20 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Intel Corp to acquire Shiva Corp for about $185 million (S)
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LITTON INDUSTRIES TO SELL UNIT TO CONDOR SYSTEMS
Date: 20 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Litton Industries agrees to sell its Applied Technology division to Condor Systems Inc for about $120 million in cash (S)
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IPC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO BUY REUTERS VOICE SYSTEMS
Date: 20 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
IPC Information Systems Inc to acquire Reuters Voice Systems, unit of Reuters Group PLC, for undisclosed amount of cash (S)
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PACIFIC DUNLOP TO SELL BATTERY-MAKING UNIT TO QUEXCO
Date: 20 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pacific Dunlop Ltd will cut price for its GNB Technologies battery-making unit after US regulators delayed approving sale and market conditions subsequently worsened; business will now be sold to Quexco Inc for $500 million, $50 million less than originally agreed (S)
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Argentine Coin Sales
Date: 20 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Argentina's central bank will sell 1.54 million gold coins, last of its gold reserves since it sold off all of its bullion to insulate assets from falling metal prices; no value has been placed on coins, which will be sold directly to public, and no date for sale has been announced (S)
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