A Press Divided: Disputed Accounts of a Korean War Massacre
Date: 22 May 2000
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Analysis of dispute about Associated Press's Pulitzer Prize-winning account of alleged massacre of civilians by American soldiers during Korean War; US News & World Report has published 10-page report on its Web site casting doubt on AP story; sorting through various accounts offers window on how news judgments about controversial events are made; all editors and reporters involved agree that evidence available about incident is sometimes contradictory; what sets accounts apart are editorial choices: how long reporting should last, how many people should be interviewed, and in what depth, how to evaluate relative importance of documents; crucial centerpiece of AP report, that American soldiers killed at least 100 Korean civilians, has been chipped but hardly shattered by recent revelations; photo (L)
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A Political Exchange Courtesy of Gannett
Date: 22 May 2000
By David Kocieniewski
David Kocieniewski
Gannett, which owns seven newspapers in New Jersey, invites Democratic contenders for United States Senate, Jon S Corzine and Jim Florio, to meet with members of its editorial boards, not telling either man that his opponent would also be there; two are then encouraged to debate; when impromptu encounter ends, both campaigns complain about being misled; photos (M)
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DISNEY'S TOYSMART.COM IS CLOSED AND OFFERED FOR SALE
Date: 23 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Toysmart.com, Internet toy retailer majority owned by Walt Disney Co, is closed and put up for sale after talks to provide more financing fail; company dismisses 170 employees (S)
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AT&T PURCHASES STAKE IN VOICE RECOGNITION WEB SERVICE
Date: 23 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
AT&T buys $60 million minority stake in Tellme Networks Inc to become primary provider of telecommunication services to company, which sends Web content by voice over telephones (S)
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CORNING ACQUIRES REST OF INTELLISENSE FOR $500 MILLION
Date: 23 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Corning Inc to buy 67 percent of IntelliSense Corp it does not already own for $500 million in stock (S)
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NAVIGANT RETAINS LEHMAN BROS. TO ADVISE IT ON OPTIONS
Date: 23 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Navigant Consulting Inc, whose shares have fallen about 90 percent in eight months, hires Lehman Brothers Inc to advise it on alternatives; names William Goodyear chairman and chief executive (S)
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ADVANCED MICRO TO SELL MOST OF COMMUNICATIONS UNIT
Date: 23 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Advanced Micro Devices Inc to sell 90 percent of its communications products division to Francisco Partners for $375 million in cash; will keep 10 percent stake and have option to buy another 10 percent (S)
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CASTLE & COOK ACCEPTS SWEETENED BID FROM CHIEF
Date: 23 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Castle & Cook Inc agrees to be acquired by chief executive David Murdock, who owns or controls 27 percent of stock, in deal that values company at about $600 million; he will pay $230.4 million in cash and assume remainder in debt (S)
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TOTALFINA ELF TO SELL SOME U.S. OIL ASSETS TO ALON ISRAEL
Date: 23 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
TotalFina Elf SA to sell oil refinery, 1,700 gasoline stations and other United States assets to Alon Israel Oil Co (S)
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TELIA GAINS MARKET SHARE
Date: 23 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Telia AB of Sweden says it raised its share of cellular market in Apr and will raise spending about 40 percent this year, to 17 billion kronor ($1.8 billion)
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