Reluare duminică, 19 august 2001

'Best' List For Colleges By U.S. News Is Under Fire

Date: 20 August 2001

By Alex Kuczynski

Alex Kuczynski

Credibility of US News & World Report magazine's annual issue ranking nation's top colleges is challenged by Amy Graham, who oversaw list at magazine for two years until her 1999 resignation; article by Graham and Nicholas Thompson in Washington Monthly says magazine gathers data and ranks colleges in way that defies common sense and produces misleading results; says rankings mainly register school's wealth, reputation and achievement of students it admits; photo (M)

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MediaTalk; Reporter Is Taken off Case After Complaint

Date: 20 August 2001

By Felicity Barringer

Felicity Barringer

Providence, RI, Journal takes police reporter Karen Lee Ziner off further coverage of domestic violence case at request of victim, who was enraged at article based on police report that was later amended; executive editor Joel P Rawson cites concern that public fight with crime victim could spur legislature to close some police records to public; 79 Journal staff members sign letter opposing move; photo (M)

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She Wrote The Book

Date: 19 August 2001

By William Norwich

William Norwich

William Norwich pays homage to Charlotte Curtis, Society reporter and editor from 1961 to 1986, who changed way journalists write about Society; photos (M) (special section, Fashions of The Times Fall 2001) (part 2 of 2-part section)

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Journalists' Testimony

Date: 20 August 2001

G Roger McDonald letter on Aug 14 editorial on jailed reporter cites 1972 Supreme Court ruling that journalists have no special immunity from grand jury subpoenas

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 19 August 2001

INTERNATIONAL 3-17 In Belarus, Making Noise To Make Election News Three weeks before an electoral test of President Aleksandr Lukashenko's hard-line rule, incidents of guerrilla-style protest under the name ''Zubr'' have popped up. The group's sleek materials indicate that a Western nation may be backing Zubr, like the Serbian Otpor movement financed by the United States that last year helped oust Slobodan Milosevic. 12 Angkor Temples' Mortal Coil The temples at Angkor, one of history's architectural glories, were forgotten and buried by their Cambodian jungle home hundreds of years ago. Now, restorers who would see the temples in a pristine state disagree with those who claim the tangled trees are a mark of time and should remain. And besides, they say, without the trees, the structures could collapse. 1

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 20 August 2001

INTERNATIONAL A3-10 Rare Simultaneous Slump Slows the World Economy The world economy, which grew at a raging pace just last year, has slowed to a crawl as the United States, Europe, Japan and some major developing countries undergo a rare simultaneous slump. And several regional economic powers -- Italy and Germany, Mexico and Brazil, Japan and Singapore -- have become economically stagnant. A1 Bloody Sunday in Mideast The day was filled with violence in which at least six Palestinians died, overshadowing a new flicker of hope for resumed talks on an Israeli-Palestinian truce. A6

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Chroniclers of New Economy Hear Their Own Bad News

Date: 20 August 2001

By Felicity Barringer and Alex Kuczynski

Felicity Barringer

Industry Standard, newsmagazine of new economy, shuts down, leaving employees with no severance or benefits under terms of its bankruptcy filing; editor Jonathan Weber had hoped that International Data Group, which owned more than 80 percent of parent Standard Media International, would provide interim financing to save magazine (M)

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Street Theater and Graffiti: Belarus Dissidents Make News by Making Noise

Date: 19 August 2001

By Michael Wines

Michael Wines

Belarus Pres Aleksandr Lukashenko, who has functioned as dictator, casting Belarus in Soviet mold with disastrous results, faces election in three weeks that could actually test durability of Lukashenko's one-man rule; economy is a shell, and population has been nearly cowed by vast security network and disappearances of succession of political opponents and former cronies of Lukashenko who fell from favor; political dissidents are becoming more active with guerilla-style protest; photo; map (L)

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PeopleSoft Narrows Review for Account

Date: 20 August 2001

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PeopleSoft Narrows Review for Account PeopleSoft, which offers software for businesses, has narrowed a review for its account, with billings estimated at $30 million, to four finalists

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Sharpton Stays Silent on Endorsement

Date: 19 August 2001

By Diane Cardwell

Diane Cardwell

Rev Al Sharpton says he is not ready to endorse candidate in New York City mayoral election, although it has been long anticipated that he would align himself with Democratic hopeful Fernando Ferrer; photo (M)

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