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Date: 16 March 1998
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Study of news coverage over last 20 years documents shift toward human interest and celebrity journalism, but says it is not entirely a bad thing; study, conducted by Project for Excellence in Journalism, says news media now cover more of society, and human interest stories are not necessarily devoid of news (M)
Date: 15 March 1998
By Seth Faison
Seth Faison
China continues to keep its media market closed to Rupert Murdoch even though he has curried favor when Chinese leadership for 10 years; Murdoch has invested over $1 billion in Star TV, Asian satellite television network that is intended to be New Corp's route to China, but winning approval to broadcast, collecting subscriptions fees and selling advertising are proving difficult; New Corp points to Star TV's partial ownership of Phoenix Satellite Television Co of Hong Kong as an important is modest sign of progress (M)
Date: 16 March 1998
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
The Independent, lone British newspaper to offer bias-free coverage of news, is being given second chance after falling on hard times; Anthony J F O'Reilly, Irish industrialist, says his Independent Newspapers chain is taking full control of Independent, and promises to establish United States-style division between news and editorial departments to reinforce notion of coverage free of bias; most papers in Britain reflect news of their owners in news pages as well as on editorial pages; Andrew Marr is named Independent's editor in chief and Rosie Boycott is editor for news and features; photos (M)
Date: 15 March 1998
By Buster Olney
Buster Olney
Article on controversial New York Yankees pitcher David Wells notes that he will no longer talk to news media about his past; photos (M)
Date: 15 March 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-15 Fertile Crescent's Relics Plundered in Modern Iraq All over Iraq, the modern nation situated in the Fertile Crescent of ancient Mesopotamia, centuries of history are disappearing piece by piece, Iraqi archeologists and Western scholars say. American experts have been warning for several years that Iraq's archeological sites are in danger of being stripped clean. 1 Focusing on Ulster Peace Irish and British officials, embarrassed by the sectarian violence and persistently dour image of Northern Ireland, have decided on the risky strategy of driving the lagging peace talks to an early conclusion. 12
Date: 16 March 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-9 Hindu Nationalists to Rule, But Face Policy Limits Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the parliamentary leader of India's main Hindu nationalist party, was summoned to the presidential palace and handed a letter asking him to become Prime Minister. The invitation to establish a Government ended the party's wait for power, but the circumstances appeared to leave little room for the Hindu supremacist policies that are anathema to the country's 120 million Muslims. A1 China To Gain New Premier Zhu Rongji, who is expected to be named Prime Minister of China on Tuesday, is a career Communist planner who has won the respect of other Chinese leaders and Western business executives. He will become head of China's Cabinet at a time when the world's most populous country is emerging as an economic and political heavyweight. A1
Date: 16 March 1998
Federal court is set to hear arguments from environmental groups seeking to block construction of 1.7-mile-long highway along Trenton's last section of riverfront parkland; project would complete 20-year, $400 million network of roads (S)
Date: 16 March 1998
Rev Maurice Garrison, 74, retired priest, catches thief trying to break into window of his Manhattan apartment and kicks man, Alejandro McPhail, back out window; McPhail breaks ankle (S)
Date: 16 March 1998
By Greil Marcus
Greil Marcus
Greil Marcus commentary on boring tone used by news-magazine hosts and news readers on National Public Radio; says refreshing change is provided by Terry Gross, host of daily one-hour interview and arts program called Fresh Air; says her enthusiasm can be heard, and her experience and skepticism are evident in her questions; photo (M)
Date: 15 March 1998
For half a century, Kennedys have made news by entering politics. Now the leading politician of the family's younger generation has become the first Kennedy to make news by leaving politics. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy 2d, the oldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, announced he would retire from Congress. He said the death of his brother, Michael, in a skiing accident on New Year's Eve, had jolted him into rethinking his life.