กำลังเล่นซ้ำ วันอาทิตย์ที่ 25 กรกฎาคม ค.ศ. 2004

Network Anchors Hold Fast to Their Dwindling 15 Minutes

Date: 26 July 2004

By Jim Rutenberg

Jim Rutenberg

Roles of television anchors Peter Jennings, ABC News, Tom Brokaw, NBC News, and Dan Rather, CBS News, seem oddly diminished in time when there is little breaking news at political conventions; all appear resigned that they are no longer giants as they fight for prominence in media world crowded with newcomers, political world where conventions are scripted and corporate culture that is unwilling to give them more than one hour each night for coverage; graph shows television ratings of conventions from 1960-2000; photos (M)

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Year of the Blog? Web Diarists Are Now Official Members of Convention Press Corps

Date: 26 July 2004

By Jennifer 8. Lee

Jennifer

About three dozen bloggers are given press credentials for Democratic convention; most bloggers have built following by ferreting out interesting but obscure information or by providing comments on events, but are not sure how they will cover convention; comments from bloggers; some observers are uneasy how convention is expanding definition of journalism, as they have no pretense of objectivity, but others are intrigued at bloggers' impact on political process; photo (M)

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Voters Are Very Settled, Intense And Partisan, and It's Only July

Date: 25 July 2004

By Robin Toner

Robin Toner

Presidential campaign has become more intense, more polarized, more partisan, far earlier than in previous presidential races; general election season that historically has begun after conventions has been fully joined for months; campaign veterans say crowds are bigger than normal for this time of year, and money is pouring in at astonishing rate; increasing partisan ship of 1980's and 1990's has left its mark on politics, culminating in intensity of this campaign; most voters have already chosen sides; pollsters in both parties say that swing voter and independent, once thought to be models of modern voter, are harder to find this year; in latest New York Times/CBS News poll, 79 percent surveyed say their minds are made up about whom to vote for, up from 64 percent in poll taken in July 2000; photos; graphs (L)

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Delegates Lean Left And Oppose the War

Date: 25 July 2004

By David E. Rosenbaum and Janet Elder

David Rosenbaum

While delegates to Democratic convention describe themselves as supporting Sen John Kerry enthusiastically, New York Times/CBS News poll shows most are opposed to war in Iraq, and see position of Kerry and running mate John Edwards as nuanced on issue; other issues in poll noted; chart shows poll results (M)

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Iran Acquittal In Death Case Is Challenged

Date: 26 July 2004

By Nazila Fathi

Nazila Fathi

Lawyer representing family of slain Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi vows to continue struggle to bring her killer to justice, one day after court in Tehran clears Iranian intelligence agent Muhammad Reza Aghdam Ahmadi of responsibility in her death; she died of brain hemorrage in July 2003 while in detention for having taken photographs outside prison in Tehran (M)

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The Outcome May Be Wired, But Nothing Like the Venue

Date: 26 July 2004

By Ken Belson

Ken Belson

Democratic convention in Boston will showcase latest telecommunications technology, from cellphones to fiber-optic networks, to serve delegates, executives, reporters and lobbyists; Verizon has laid 4,000 miles of cable in and around Fleet Center, where Democrats will meet, installed 1,000 high-speed data lines and set up five miniswitching stations to route calls; has prepared 10,000 phone lines and even created new exchange--366--just for convention; will also supply Republican convention in New York in August; photo (M)

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Blackstone in Health Deal

Date: 25 July 2004

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

Blackstone Group agrees to buy majority stake in Vanguard Health Systems for $1.75 billion; Vanguard executives and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners will retain 30 percent stake in 16-hospital system, based in Nashville, Tenn (S)

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Cotton Fitzsimmons, 72, Ex-N.B.A. Coach

Date: 26 July 2004

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

Cotton Fitzsimmons, who won 832 games in 21 seasons as coach in National Basketball Assn, dies at age of 72; photo (M)

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The Cowardly Press

Date: 25 July 2004

Claude M Greuner letter complains that Pres Bush's news conferences are too rare and wishes Washington press corps would have courage to walk out of them rather than continue to be used as pawns by administration (July 18 Frank Rich column); photo

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How to Make a Guerrilla Documentary

Date: 25 July 2004

Peyton Gannaway letter says Robert Greenwald should make documentary on how news media distort coverage to serve liberal political agenda (July 11 article on documentary about Fox News)

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