Репродукција понедељак, 24. јануар 2005.

Internet News Sites Are Back in Vogue

Date: 24 January 2005

By ERIC DASH

Eric DASH

News and information sites on Internet are recovering from doldrums that followed collapse of dot-com boom; biggest sign of resurgence is bidding war for CBS MarkWatch, in which Dow Jones beat out New York Times, Gannett and Viacom; that deal is said to be worth $519 million, about six times MarketWatch's 2004 revenue; many of same companies that were badly burned by Internet investments before are aggressively bidding for news sites now, not just because of growing online ad business but also because they are worried that their current Web sites will not be able to keep up with demand; online advertising is expected to reach $9.7 billion in 2004; photos; table (M)

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F.C.C. Faces A New Set Of Challenges After Powell

Date: 24 January 2005

By STEPHEN LABATON

Stephen LABATON

Departure of Michael K Powell as chairman of Federal Communications Commission is expected to lead to profound and subtle policy and personality changes for agency as it addresses challenging regulatory decisions ahead; most vexing of those are ones governing telephone access fees and the financing of programs that provide universal telephone service to underserved areas; Powell's tenure assessed; photo (M)

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Verizon, Seeking New Home Base, Is Said to Be Staying in New York

Date: 25 January 2005

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

Jennifer STEINHAUER

Verizon Communications chief executive Ivan Seidenberg decides to keep company's corporate headquarters in New York City, but will almost certainly consolidate numerous other parts of its operation at single location outside New York; Mayor Michael R Bloomberg waged aggressive campaign to keep company in city; says that he maintained his position of not giving companies tax incentives simply to stay in city; pressed Verizon to take advantage of program offering federal tax incentives for staying in or relocating in Lower Manhattan; Verizon is selling its Midtown office tower and is considering move to downtown area; will move some jobs out of city and others will be moved to New York for no net job lose; Verizon executives indicate that jobs leaving city will almost inevitably be higher paying, white-collar jobs (S)

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 24 January 2005

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Date: 25 January 2005

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Critic's Choice: New DVD's

Date: 25 January 2005

By Dave Kehr

Dave Kehr

Dave Kehr reviews new DVD releases; photos (M)

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The Millrose: Something Old, Something New

Date: 25 January 2005

By FRANK LITSKY

Frank LITSKY

Veteran pole vaulter Stacy Dragila will face Lancaster (NY) high school pole vaulter Mary Saxer at Millrose Games in Saxer's first major invitational (M)

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Record Immigration Changing New York's Neighborhoods

Date: 24 January 2005

By NINA BERNSTEIN

Nina BERNSTEIN

City Planning Dept creates sweeping portrait of New York's immigrant population, which totaled 2.9 million in 2000 and is believed to be at least 3.2 million today, record high; 6 in 10 babies born in city since 2000 have at least one foreign-born parent; groups growing fastest through immigration--Mexicans, Guyanese and Bangladeshis--also have among highest birthrates; Dominicans remain most numerous of city's foreign-born groups, followed by Chinese, Jamaicans and Guyanese; more than one-third of city's black population is foreign-born, and 19 percent of white's are foreign-born; nearly one-third of immigrants are from Latin American; department does not calculate rates of illegal immigration for any group, but does try to capture picture of legal, illegal and temporary residents alike; offer stresses economic benefits that sheer numbers of newcomers brought to city; immigrants now accounting for 43 percent of city's work force; 31 counties surrounding city are also experiencing same dynamics; graph; photo (L)

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Fierce Storm Shuts Down New England

Date: 24 January 2005

By PAM BELLUCK

Pam BELLUCK

Winter storm wallops Massachusetts and southern New England for nearly 24 hours; coastal communities are hit hardest (M)

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Looking Back to Carson for New Ad Ideas

Date: 25 January 2005

By STUART ELLIOTT

Stuart ELLIOTT

Johnny Carson's death comes as Madison Avenue is re-examining its past--as symbolized by Carson's four decades as pitchman, endorser and spokesman--to determine future of what is being called branded entertainment; photo (M)

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F.C.C. Faces A New Set Of Challenges After Powell

Date: 24 January 2005

By STEPHEN LABATON

Stephen LABATON

Departure of Michael K Powell as chairman of Federal Communications Commission is expected to lead to profound and subtle policy and personality changes for agency as it addresses challenging regulatory decisions ahead; most vexing of those are ones governing telephone access fees and the financing of programs that provide universal telephone service to underserved areas; Powell's tenure assessed; photo (M)

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F.C.C. Faces A New Set Of Challenges After Powell

Date: 24 January 2005

By STEPHEN LABATON

Stephen LABATON

Departure of Michael K Powell as chairman of Federal Communications Commission is expected to lead to profound and subtle policy and personality changes for agency as it addresses challenging regulatory decisions ahead; most vexing of those are ones governing telephone access fees and the financing of programs that provide universal telephone service to underserved areas; Powell's tenure assessed; photo (M)

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Internet News Sites Are Back in Vogue

Date: 24 January 2005

By ERIC DASH

Eric DASH

News and information sites on Internet are recovering from doldrums that followed collapse of dot-com boom; biggest sign of resurgence is bidding war for CBS MarkWatch, in which Dow Jones beat out New York Times, Gannett and Viacom; that deal is said to be worth $519 million, about six times MarketWatch's 2004 revenue; many of same companies that were badly burned by Internet investments before are aggressively bidding for news sites now, not just because of growing online ad business but also because they are worried that their current Web sites will not be able to keep up with demand; online advertising is expected to reach $9.7 billion in 2004; photos; table (M)

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 24 January 2005

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Critic's Choice: New DVD's

Date: 25 January 2005

By Dave Kehr

Dave Kehr

Dave Kehr reviews new DVD releases; photos (M)

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Record Immigration Changing New York's Neighborhoods

Date: 24 January 2005

By NINA BERNSTEIN

Nina BERNSTEIN

City Planning Dept creates sweeping portrait of New York's immigrant population, which totaled 2.9 million in 2000 and is believed to be at least 3.2 million today, record high; 6 in 10 babies born in city since 2000 have at least one foreign-born parent; groups growing fastest through immigration--Mexicans, Guyanese and Bangladeshis--also have among highest birthrates; Dominicans remain most numerous of city's foreign-born groups, followed by Chinese, Jamaicans and Guyanese; more than one-third of city's black population is foreign-born, and 19 percent of white's are foreign-born; nearly one-third of immigrants are from Latin American; department does not calculate rates of illegal immigration for any group, but does try to capture picture of legal, illegal and temporary residents alike; offer stresses economic benefits that sheer numbers of newcomers brought to city; immigrants now accounting for 43 percent of city's work force; 31 counties surrounding city are also experiencing same dynamics; graph; photo (L)

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