Bad News
Date: 28 January 1996
By Kevin Phillips
Kevin Phillips
BREAKING THE NEWS How the Media Undermine American Democracy. By James Fallows. 296 pp. New York: Pantheon Books. $23.
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WORD & IMAGE;More on TV Mayhem
Date: 28 January 1996
By Max Frankel
Max Frankel
JUST MENTIONING THE MURDER AND MAYHEM that passes for local news on television strikes an anguished nerve. My complaint last month about the nightly doses of virulent violence -- and the absence of instructive information -- provoked a flood of mail from readers who share the despair. The trouble is, they have no remedy except to turn off the television during the 10 or 11 o'clock brutalities, or to switch to "Seinfeld" reruns. Public television drew some comparative praise, but as Chris Lydon, a Boston broadcaster, pointed out, it, too, has largely given up on useful coverage of local affairs. Time Warner's Channel 1 in New York attracted some favorable mentions, but its reporting also lacks depth.
Steelers Preferred, Poll Says
Date: 28 January 1996
If public sentiment can be used as a predictor, the Pittsburgh Steelers are favored to win the Super Bowl. The latest New York Times/CBS News Poll shows that 41 percent of adult Americans want the Steelers to win while 25 percent prefer the Dallas Cowboys. A third of the 1,076 adults surveyed last week said they didn't care which team won. The Steelers should be heartened by the survey results. The Times and CBS News have asked the public its preference before eight previous Super Bowls. Each time, when the public had a distinct choice, their favorite went on to win the game. This is the first poll conducted by The Times and CBS News that shows that an A.F.C. team is the clear preference of the public.
Kenya Tries to Stifle Its Press
Date: 28 January 1996
Kenya has suffered the multiple plagues of one-party, one-man rule since President Daniel arap Moi assumed power in 1978. Corruption, cynicism and repression are staples of Kenyan life. Now, as he heads into what could be a contested election early next year, the President threatens to muzzle the Kenyan press and foreign journalists as well. Under proposed legislation that Mr. Moi's party has ample votes to adopt, all journalists in Kenya would have to be licensed by a press council with the power to enforce a Government-mandated code of ethics. A second measure would create a commission empowered to revoke media licenses and seize broadcast equipment.
There Was Nothing to Be Seen But Coverage Was Extensive
Date: 27 January 1996
By Elizabeth Kolbert
Elizabeth Kolbert
CNN had not been this excited since the O.J. Simpson verdict. It had legal experts to talk about strategy. It had political commentators to analyze the fallout. It had reporters stationed outside the courthouse to give live updates. It replayed footage of Hillary Rodham Clinton's entrance into the Federal courthouse in Washington every quarter of an hour or so.
CBS News Televises Disputed Interview On Tobacco Giant
Date: 27 January 1996
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Freed by the disclosure of testimony by a former tobacco company executive, CBS News last night broadcast parts of an interview with the executive that the network's legal department had previously barred its "60 Minutes" program from putting on the air. CBS announced that it would broadcast the full interview with Jeffrey S. Wigand, a former vice president of research with the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, on "60 Minutes" on Sunday, Feb. 4.
Man in the News;Fervent, Tough Manager
Date: 27 January 1996
By Adam Nossiter
Adam Nossiter
Lawrence G. Reuter, the man who was named yesterday to head the New York City Transit Authority, is both a self-described advocate for public transportation and, transit officials say, a tough budget-cutter in tune with an era of declining subsidies and rising costs. There will be ample opportunity for him to use such facets of his professional personality when he takes over the nation's largest public transportation agency, sometime in March.
COMPANY NEWS;ECHOSTAR WINS BIG SATELLITE LICENSE
Date: 27 January 1996
Bloomberg Business News
Bloomberg News
The Echostar DBS Corporation, a division of Echostar Communications, won an auction yesterday for a direct broadcast satellite license that covers mostly the western half of the United States, the Federal Communications Commission said. Echostar, based in Englewood, Colo., beat out the MCI Communications Corporation with its bid of $52.3 million after 25 rounds of bidding. Echostar and MCI were the only bidders in the auction. Shares of Echostar rose 75 cents yesterday, to $25.50. "We are a lean, mean company with tremendous economies of scale," Charlie Ergen, Echostar's founder and chief executive, said at the auction site. The company, founded in 1980, went public last June as a maker of large satellite dishes and other satellite equipment, with the promise of direct broadcast satellite service in its future. The company launched its first satellite last month. On Thursday, Echostar bid for a separate nationwide broadcast satellite license but its bid was topped by MCI.