Transcript of Gephardt's News Conference
Date: 16 May 2002
Following is a transcript of a news conference today by the House Democratic Leader, Representative Richard A. Gephardt, in Washington. as distributed by his office:.
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15th of May 2002 News
Știri așa cum au apărut pe prima pagină a New York Times la 15 mai 2002
News Corp. Reports a Loss, but Its Shares Soar
Date: 15 May 2002
By Seth Schiesel
Seth Schiesel
News Corp reports loss of $3.99 billion in quarter compared with earnings of $111 million year earlier; revenue increased 17.6 percent, to $3.85 billion, up from $3.27 billion year ago (M)
CBS News Criticized for Showing Part of Video of Slain Reporter
Date: 16 May 2002
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Cable news program Fox News Live echoes State and Justice Dept in expressing dismay at CBS News decision to use about 15 seconds of kidnappers' images of Daniel Pearl, alive and in captivity; CBS News says excerpt, taken from Islamic militant group's recruitment video, was meant to illustrate report on way videotaped execution of Pearl, Wall Street Journal reporter, was being used to draw new converts; CBS News does not broadcast recruitment video's scenes of Pearl's beheading, but Pearl's family objects to showing of any portion of video, holding it sensationalizes tragedy (M)
Togliatti Journal; Gathering News in This New Russia Can Be Fatal
Date: 16 May 2002
By Sabrina Tavernise
Sabrina Tavernise
Russia has become deeply perilous place to be journalist in 10 years since end of Communism; since 1995 four journalists have been killed in Togliatti, known as Russian capital of cars and crime, where contract killings occur as often as once a week; in contrast to well-publicized tussles between Kremlin and independent television network NTV, killings of journalists happen mostly far from public eye, in provincial towns like Togliatti, where new bandit class is enforcing form of censorship more brutal than that of Soviet days; as result, few journalists think muckraking is worth risk anymore; photo of Valery Ivanov, reporter shot to death in Togliatti after writing series of articles on local crime group there; photo; map (M)
Fox Official Derides Huge Rights Fees
Date: 15 May 2002
By Richard Sandomir
Richard Sandomir
News Corp president Peter Chernin announces that company subsidiary Fox Sports will not pay high rights fees to NFL in future because network is losing substantial amount of money on current NFL deal (S)
National Briefing | Midwest: Missouri: Proposed Ban On Photos In Barns
Date: 16 May 2002
By Jo Napolitano (NYT)
Jo NYT
Missouri State Repr Ken Legan is sponsoring legislation that would impose $1,000 fine and year in jail on photographers who take pictures of animals in barns or breeding and research centers without owners' permission; law is aimed at undercover reporters and others who take photographs or make videotapes to be used in derogatory manner (S)
World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: Prison Term For Editor
Date: 16 May 2002
By Nazila Fathi (NYT)
Nazila NYT
Editor of Iran's leading pro-reform newspaper, Mohsen Mirdamadi, is sentenced to six months in prison on charges of spreading anti-government information and insulting authorities; Mirdamadi, who is also head of Parliament's foreign and national security commission, is also banned from press activities for four years; his newspaper, Norouz, will be shut for six months (S)
PPG SETTLES ASBESTOS CLAIMS FOR $2.7 BILLION
Date: 15 May 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PPG Industries settles asbestos injury claims for $2.7 billion and will take charge against earnings of about $500 million; settlement will be paid over next 21 years by company and at least three-dozen insurers; most of claims are result of company's 50 percent ownership position in Pittsburgh Corning (S)
KEY ENERGY SERVICES TO BUY RIVAL FOR $185 MILLION
Date: 15 May 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Key Energy Services Inc, oil well-service company, acquires rival Q Services Inc for $185 million in stock and assumption of $80 million in debt (S)
SMITHS GROUP MAY BID ON TRW AERONAUTICAL UNIT
Date: 16 May 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Smiths Group, maker of airplane controls and cockpit displays, signs confidentiality agreement with TRW that could lead to bid for TRW's aeronautical unit (S)