Web Offers Both News And Comfort
Date: 12 September 2001
By Amy Harmon
Amy Harmon
Major news Web sites were quickly overloaded, and many links to not-so-major news sites stopped working as result shortly after terrorist attacks in New York City and at Pentagon using hijacked jetliners; sites served not only as sources of information but for conversations and forums about tragedy (M)
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As an Attack Unfolds, A Struggle to Provide Vivid Images to Homes
Date: 12 September 2001
By Felicity Barringer and Geraldine Fabrikant
Felicity Barringer
Article appraises news coverage of terrorist attacks against World Trade Center and Pentagon with hijacked jetliners; photo (M)
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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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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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NESTLÉ AND FONTERRA IN TALKS ON JOINT VENTURE
Date: 12 September 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nestle SA is in talks with Fonterra Co-Operative Group of New Zealand to create jointly owned holding company to finance their expansion in Latin and North America; companies will sell chilled dairy products (S)
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UNITEDHEALTH SAYS IT WILL MEET EARNINGS ESTIMATES
Date: 12 September 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
UnitedHealth Group says it will meet anaysts' earnings estimates of $2.74 a share this year (S)
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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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UTAH RATE AWARD IS REDUCED FOR SCOTTISHPOWER
Date: 12 September 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ScottishPower PLC will have to return $22 million to customers in Utah after state regulators grant company smaller rate increase than first announced seven months ago (S)
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