Hearing Too Much And Learning Too Little
Date: 17 November 2000
By Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel
Bill Kovach
Op-Ed article by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel of Committee of Concerned Journalists says election night, when networks made erroneous projections about who had won, was probably worst moment in 50-year history of television coverage of politics; says public should be troubled that press has become a player rather than an observer; says misleading coverage failed to report what actually happened; says networks' embarrassing performance can still produce good outcome if it leads to serious self-examination and appropriate changes; photo (M)
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Shares Fallen, TheStreet.com Will Lay Off 20% of Staff
Date: 17 November 2000
By David D. Kirkpatrick
David
TheStreet.com, online financial news service whose once-soaring stock helped to symbolize Internet craze, will lay off 40 of its 219 employees in a broad-ranging effort to conserve remaining cash as it strives to make its first profit; will close majority-owned British unit, with 64 employees; it and New York Times Co will also close a joint newsroom with a total of seven reporters and editors operated with The Times's Web site; photo of James J Cramer, co-founder of TheStreet.com (M)
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Beleaguered Capital City Has One Thing on Its Mind
Date: 16 November 2000
By David Firestone
David Firestone
Tallahassee, capital of Florida, is center of global attention during presidential vote recount; streets are clogged with sound technicians and out-of-town commentators; residents say they want their way of life back (M)
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PHILLIPS AND ANADARKO BEGIN OIL PRODUCTION IN ALASKA
Date: 17 November 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Phillips Petroleum and Anadarko Petroleum begin production at Alpine oil field in Alaska, described as biggest onshore oil discovery in US in a decade; field is expected to produce 80,000 barrels a day by end of year from 16 production wells (S)
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RAYTHEON TO SELL OPTICAL SYSTEMS UNIT TO GOODRICH
Date: 16 November 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
raytheon to sell optical systems unit to goodrich**ï
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CHIQUITA SAYS BANANA FARMS MEET GROUP'S STANDARDS
Date: 17 November 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Chiquita Brands International says its Latin American banana farms have met international watchdog group's standardds for environmental conservation, chemical use and treatment of workers; company says 127 farms it owns in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama are certified by Rainforest Alliance's Better Banana Project, as have 30 percent of independent farms that supply bananas to company (S)
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HARRAH'S UNIT MAY SEEK BANKRUPTCY TO REDUCE DEBT
Date: 16 November 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
JCC Holding Co, unit of Harrah's Entertainment Inc, says it may seek bankruptcy protection (S)
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SHAREHOLDER AGREES TO SELL 24% STAKE IN PBOC HOLDINGS
Date: 17 November 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Trustees of estage of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, major shareholder at PBOC Holdings, parent of People's Bank of California, agree to sell 24 percent stake in company for $47.6 million to FBOP Corp (S)
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