In a Nation of Early Risers, Morning TV Is a Hot Market
Date: 11 September 2001
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Decision by CNN to lure anchor Paula Zahn away from Fox News for new morning program reflects seismic shift occurring in television news as media conglomerates awaken to idea that morning is one of few areas of growth in industry; people work later and longer hours but get up earlier; makeup of morning program audience is highly desirable for advertisers; each program makes sizeable profit in time slot, no matter what ratings are; morning also provides far fewer of diversions that have plagued networks and eroded audiences; graphs (M)
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Pitch to Condit Raises Ethical Questions
Date: 10 September 2001
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Letter sent by San Francisco Chronicle executive editor Phil Bronstein seeking interview with Rep Gary A Condit raises ethical questions because it noted that paper had not called for his resignation and did not plan to do so; editorial writers and news executives elsewhere hold it left strong implication that Chronicle editorial page would continue to help Condit if he helped paper's news department; Bronstein, noting editorial page editor John Diaz does not report to him, holds Condit aides knew he could not barter editorial policy for interview; Diaz denies Bronstein sought to influence editorial policy (M)
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The Times Promotes Rosenthal to Assistant Managing Editor
Date: 10 September 2001
By The New York Times
Andrew Rosenthal, foreign editor of The New York Times, was named an assistant managing editor, the newspaper announced.
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The Times Promotes Rosenthal To Assistant Managing Editor
Date: 10 September 2001
By The New York Times
Andrew Rosenthal, foreign editor of The New York Times, was named an assistant managing editor, the newspaper announced.
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BOLDFACE NAMES
Date: 11 September 2001
By James Barron With Bill Carter and Terry Pristin
James With
Frank Sesno resigns as Washington bureau chief for CNN...Robert Abrams, former attorney general of New York State, will serve as election worker on primary day in New York City; photo...Blinding flash of light that accompanies removal of hats covering private parts of Full Monty cast fails to work at one performance, and all is revealed...Justice Antonin Scalia speaks at Hofstra University, where he denies that there was anything unethical or undemocratic about his vote with majority on Supreme Court decision that halted presidential recount in Florida and gave election to George W Bush (M)
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NIKE TO CREATE PANEL ON LABOR AND ENVIRONMENT
Date: 11 September 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nike Inc will create committee to oversee company's labor, environmental and diversity policies; Jill Ker Conway, Nike director and visiting scholar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's program in science, technology and society, will lead committee; Nike is trying to address complaints that its factories engaged in unfair labor practices (S)
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BANKATLANTIC AGREES TO BUY COMMUNITY SAVINGS
Date: 11 September 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
BankAtlantic Bancorp agrees to buy Community Savings Bankshares Inc for $170 million in cash to become largest Florida-based bank (S)
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DELTA FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO VOTE ON UNION
Date: 11 September 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
National Mediation Board says Delta Air Lines flight attendants will be able to vote on whether to join union, Association of Flight Attendants (S)
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BLOCKBUSTER TAKING CHARGE TO REDUCE VHS INVENTORY
Date: 11 September 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Blockbuster Inc will take charge of about $450 million to eliminate 25 percent of its VHS-tape inventory and increase space for DVD titles, which have higher profit margin (S)
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COSTA RICA INVESTIGATING COCA-COLA AND BOTTLER
Date: 11 September 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Coca-Cola Co and Panamerican Beverages Inc are being investigated by Costa Rica's antitrust commission to determine if they engaged in illegal sales practices to shut out competitors; investigation follows complaint by PepsiCo Inc and three other beverage companies in Costa Rica (S)
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