Changes at ABC, Where the War Is More Than News
Date: 04 February 2006
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer, co-anchors of Good Morning America, will step in and serve as temporary co-anchors with Elizabeth Vargas of ABC World News Tonight after anchor Bob Woodruff is seriously wounded by roadside bomb in Iraq; sidelining of Woodruff has pre-empted seasoning of two-person anchor team for evening news and disrupted Good Morning America as it strains to keep pace with NBC rival show Today; photos (M)
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Other Voices: But What News Goes in That News Hole?
Date: 05 February 2006
I have often wondered what determines international news coverage -- that is, what is deemed worthy of being published.
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Other Voices: But What News Goes in That News Hole?
Date: 05 February 2006
Letters to Public Editor respond to Byron Calame columns of Jan 15 and Jan 29 (M)
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Other Voices: But What News Goes in That News Hole?
Date: 05 February 2006
Absent from the excerpts of your interview with John Geddes, the managing editor in charge of the space budget, was attention to what qualifies as ''news.'' Whether advertising and features have displaced some news coverage is one way of looking at the evolution of The Times. What about what I call the ''filler,'' the huge photos, blank spaces, jokes from talk-show hosts and other ephemera that I presume, in your and Mr. Geddes's quantitative analysis, count as ''news''?
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Other Voices: But What News Goes in That News Hole?
Date: 05 February 2006
One aspect of publication you didn't cover was the timing of release of certain stories. What stories are selected for publication in Saturday's Times, which, I believe, is the least read paper of the week? The other issue is, Why is there any space limitation in the age of the online publication?
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Other Voices: But What News Goes in That News Hole? (9 Letters)
Date: 05 February 2006
Responses to a column on how The New York Times allocates its space and to a column on the Times's coverage of a teenager involved in Internet pornography.
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How Sad News Travels Fast
Date: 05 February 2006
By Melena Ryzik
Melena Ryzik
Wendy Wasserstein's death wasn't a surprise. Not to her friends, anyway. She'd been sick for some time, and they'd all been following it closely. She was the ''center of a huge part of the New York theater community,'' said the writer Nora Ephron. So when the last moment came, it fell to them to spread the sad news. ''I was about to go to the hospital and James Lapine, who was there, called me,'' said André Bishop, a close friend and frequent collaborator of the playwright, referring to the director, who was another longtime friend of Ms. Wassertein's. ''The word was out very quickly. In that strange and mysterious way, the drums started beating.''
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News Summary
Date: 05 February 2006
INTERNATIONAL 3-16 Oil Money Aids Iraq Insurgents A member of the Iraqi National Assembly has been indicted for stealing millions of dollars meant to protect an oil pipeline against insurgent attacks and is suspected of funneling some of that money to the insurgency, according to an Iraqi official. 1 Iran Nuclear Issue Sent to U.N. After the 35-nation board of the United Nations nuclear monitoring agency voted to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council, Iran announced that it would immediately end its voluntary nuclear cooperation with the agency and begin full-scale production of enriched uranium. 1 Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said the world must act now to stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb, evoking her nation's own history as a cautionary tale of what can happen when threats to peace remain unchecked. 15 U.S. Hones Antiterrorism Plan The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has completed a new, classified counterterrorism strategy that focuses on areas identified as necessary for terrorist networks to operate, senior Pentagon officials say, and also warns that ill-conceived military operations could add to terrorists' ranks. 16 Survivors Tell of Ferry Accident About 800 people remain missing after a ferry with about 1,400 people aboard sank off the coast of Egypt. Rescue workers have saved 389 people and recovered more than 180 bodies. Passengers said they begged the crew to turn around within hours of leaving shore when smoke began to fill the ship. 8 Battles Rage in Afghanistan Fighting raged in Afghanistan for a second night as the Taliban attacked two government offices while Afghan and American forces continued to pursue a large group of militants into the mountains. 16 NATIONAL 18-25 Hedging a Rule to Rebuild New Orleans officials are helping homeowners seeking to rebuild by bending a rule that says homes must be less than 50 percent damaged to avoid demolition. But officials worry that haphazard redevelopment -- including the rebuilding of homes in flood plains -- may create problems down the road. 1 Rewards for Attendance Worried by lagging attendance rates and pushed by incentives from state governments and the federal No Child Left Behind law, public school officials are offering rewards for students to come to school, including cash, iPods and trips to Disneyland. 1 Postage Fee for Electronic Mail America Online and Yahoo are about to start using a system that gives preferential treatment to messages from companies that pay up to a penny each to have them delivered. 25 Utah's Evolution Battle A bill that would require science teachers to offer a disclaimer on the origins of life has divided the State Legislature of Utah. Lawmakers are objecting to the bill because they say it blurs the line between faith and science. 18 Budget to Trim Research Funds The Bush administration plans to spend more on bird flu and the physical sciences next year, but would freeze the budget of the National Institutes of Health and cut fianancing for cancer and heart disease research, budget documents show. 24 Gonzales to Testify on Spying Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, who sat only a year ago before the Senate Judiciary Committee as the president's nominee for attorney general, will appear before the committee again, this time to defend the Bush administration's domestic eavesdropping program, which is under debate over its legality. 24 OBITUARIES 33-34 Betty Friedan The author whose first book, ''The Feminine Mystique,'' ignited the contemporary women's movement in 1963, she was 85. 1 NEW YORK/REGION 27-33 Beating Odds of Diabetes Two brothers from Syracuse, N.Y., ages 86 and 90, have had diabetes for most their lives, and offer the ultimate diabetic success story. Scientists say that, genetic advantages aside, what sets them apart is their vigilance and self-sacrifice. 1 Debate Over a Polluted Field Jersey City's revival as a cheaper alternative to Manhattan has brought developments practically to the edge of a poisonous chromium field from the city's industrial past. Now, there is a debate over whether the contamination should be removed or covered. 27 Chess 33 Weather 35
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Other Voices: But What News Goes in That News Hole?
Date: 05 February 2006
For about 55 years I have opened the Sunday New York Times to the wedding pages, as my first read of the day. How else at 10 did I know that I wanted a wedding dress with Alençon lace or bridal bouquet of stephanotis? My announcement appeared in The Times 40 years ago. My children skipped the honor.
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Other Voices: But What News Goes in That News Hole?
Date: 05 February 2006
I am one of those who have questions about the wedding announcements. A short paragraph or two would be appropriate, but some of the announcements have a long narrative about how the couple met, fell in love, whatever. Is this an appropriate allocation? After all, the couple can send e-mail messages to all their friends and relatives giving this breathtaking information without taking up valuable newspaper space. LILLIAN SOKOL Arlington, Va., Jan. 29, 2006
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