Message-ID: <18734324.1075840296122.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 00:28:00 -0800 (PST) From: rosalee.fleming@enron.com To: news@newsworld.co.uk Subject: REMOVE FROM DISTRIBUTION. Re: 12th March - News World Media Briefs Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Rosalee Fleming X-To: news X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Kenneth_Lay_June2001\Notes Folders\'sent X-Origin: LAY-K X-FileName: klay.nsf news on 03/13/2001 03:53:29 AM To: cc: Subject: 12th March - News World Media Briefs News World Media Brief Welcome to the weekly Media Brief from News World. We have developed Media Brief to provide a quick and informative recap of world media news of the past week to our friends, patrons and clients. 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We hope you enjoy this service and look forward to your feedback. ========================================= News World Media Briefs Powered by < http://www.lovelacemedia.com> March 12, 2001 ========================================= THE WEEK'S HEADLINES + Russian Press freedoms 'under threat', say campaigners (Censorship) + Media's role in Ghana's Presidential election praised (Censorship) + Singapore to curb 'errant channels', says minister (TV) + BBC's Sambrook pledges to 'get below the hype' (TV) + ITN new media chief quits to join IBM (Internet) \=========================================================================/ News World Asia Amien Rais, the speaker of the Indonesian parliament is set to make a keynote presentation at News World's inaugural Asian event. In a plenary session examining the media's role in Indonesia's return to democracy Amien Rais will proceed a discussion with representatives from Trans TV, Metro TV, Channel NewsAsia, CNN. For further information check www.newsworld.co.uk News Technology 2001 - Akamai to provide keynote address. News Technology 2001 is being opened by Ian King, general manager, Northern Europe for streaming giant Akamai. Akamai was founded in 1995 in an attempt to invent a new and effective way of cutting through Internet congestion and deliver Internet content. Six years on the company is one of the world's leaders in providing web solutions to optimise content online. Among its customers are MSNBC and Yahoo! Ian's opening presentation will set the tone for the following two day's which will focus heavily on media streaming, broadband and cross-media convergence. The presentations will highlight the technical challenges facing news organisations as they seek to have an effective and substantial presence across multiple delivery platforms while seeking to reduce running costs. \=========================================================================/ This week's full coverage: C E N S O R S H I P & F R E E D O M O F I N F O R M A T I O N Freedom of Press 'under threat' in Russia, campaigners claim Russia's provincial media is struggling to maintain its freedoms in the face of politically motivated assaults, campaigners claim. Oleg Panfilov, chief of the Centre for Journalism in Extreme Situations, said: "A new state propaganda machine is being created in the federal districts, with new state-run newspapers, new state-run news agencies, new state-run TV channels." Fyodor Penkin, chief editor of the Volga Times, who survived a shotgun attempt on his life earlier this year, said: "Ten years ago, when I was creating this newspaper, I felt for the first time that I can write freely. Now this child I have created is dying before my eyes." Want more? News World recommends: < http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=13331> Media's role in Ghana's presidential election praised Ghana's acting ambassador to the US has offered a glowing account of the role played by his country's media in the recent presidential election. Francis Tsegah said radio in particular played a significant part in ensuring the success of the election - Ghana's first multi-party one. He said: "The press covered the parties and were able to send information to the public in such a way that by the time you had the election there was no longer any question of the media being biased towards one party." The election was won by opposition candidate John Kufuor. Want more? News World recommends: < http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=13345> Widow of murdered Ukrainian journalist abandons "na http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=13302> Malaysia increases pressure on media Malaysia has increased pressure on both foreign and domestic media, by branding people involved in award-winning news site Malaysiakini.com "traitors" and delaying the distribution of the latest issues of Asiaweek and the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER). Prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said of Malaysiakini: "People who love Malaysia would not support Malaysiakini. Previously people would say traitors but these people really behave like traitors, asking foreigners to harm their own country." Two Asiaweek issues and one of FEER - all carrying articles on Malaysia - were stuck in distributions depots, and FEER Managing Editor Michael Vatikiotis said: "We have no indication as to whether this is just a one off or part of a policy. We have had no official communication." Asiaweek is part of the AOL-Time Warner stable, and FEER part of Dow Jones. Want more? News World recommends: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010305/3/jc0f.html < http://mail.lovelacemedia.com//jump/http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010305/3/jc0f.h tml> Taiwan vows to safeguard free speech over controversial book Taiwan's President Chen Shui-ban has vowed to safeguard the island's freedom of speech as a row over a controversial Japanese comic book continued to divide the state. The book claimed that many Taiwanese women, forced to act as sex slaves to Japanese soldiers during World War Two, were volunteers. Some politicians demanded the cartoonist be denied a visa to visit Taiwan while others insisted that he be allowed his freedom of speech. Want more? News World recommends: < http://english.hk.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/asia/afp/article.html?s=hke/ headlines/010308/asia/afp/Taiwan_president_vows_to_protect_freedom_of_speech _in_sex_slave_row.html> \=========================================================================/ Reporters Sans FrontiSres-UK is holding its first annual meeting on Wed. March 14: For discussion: Killers of journalists and the sword of Damocles: How can we bring the killers of journalists to justice? Many murders worldwide go unpunished. Can these killers be made to answer for their crimes? Robert M,nard, General Secretary of Reporters Sans FrontiSres, will speak about the RSF project Damocles Network, which will seek to do just this; deploying investigators, international lawyers, ballistics experts and others. Other principle speakers: Richard Tait of ITN and the IPI; Lindsey Hilsum, C4 Diplomatic Correspondent; Jeremy Bowen of the BBC. Please try to attend on: Wednesday, March 14 at 6.30 for 7pm at the offices of the FREEDOM FORUM at Stanhope House, Stanhope Place, London W2 2HH. Nearest tube: Marble Arch. RSVP to Veronica Forwood or Helene Lembanaka of RSF-UK on 0207 479 5904 or email: veronicaforwood@hotmail.com \=========================================================================/ T V BBC's Sambrook pledge to "get below the hype" BBC News director Richard Sambrook has vowed to improve the quality of his empire's output by better integrating its disparate parts, and "getting below the hype". In an interview with The Times' media editor, Ray Snoddy, Sambrook, who officially takes the director's chair this week from the departing Tony Hall, says he is running a "fantastic operation". But, he admits, it "misfires slightly as we go down the road. We do not quite pack the punches that we ought to". Sambrook says he has discussed how best to coordinate journalists in the UK regions, and World Service, with senior BBC executives. Want more? lovelacemedia recommends: < http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,66-96207,00.html> Broadcasters face curbs in Singapore Foreign broadcasters who "engage in the domestic politics of Singapore" could soon face restrictions. Information and Arts Minister Lee Yock Suan said he was set to introduce a bill that would allow the government to restrict distribution of a broadcast service if the company was deemed to be meddling in the city-state's internal affairs. Singapore's Newspaper Act can ban distribution of a newspaper or magazine and has been used against The Economist and Asian Wall Street Journal, but up until now broadcasters have been left alone. Lee said foreign media operated in Singapore as a matter of privilege, not of right. He added: "Our aim is not to ban information but to restrict subscriber and advertising revenue to an errant channel." Want more? News World recommends: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010310/3/jsh1.html < http://mail.lovelacemedia.com//jump/http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010310/3/jsh1.h tml> Australia's ABC must decentralise to lessen Sydney bias, MD says The Australian Broadcasting Corporation must decentralise both staff and activities to prevent it from becoming a Sydney mouthpiece, managing director Jonathan Shier said. Shier said that by June 2003, the ABC wanted to increase its non-news/current affairs production in centres other than Sydney or Melbourne by 40 percent. He also said that the internet had its place within media and should not be sidelined just because of the recent dot com gloom. Unions claim that the decentralisation talk is just a "stalking horse for getting rid of staff". Want more? News World recommends: www.theage.com.au/entertainment/2001/03/07/FFXITYPGYJC.html < http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/2001/03/07/FFXITYPGYJC.html> Journalist Ware reportedly offered safe house by BBC The BBC has reportedly offered a safe house to Panorama reporter John Ware, the journalist most closely associated with the expose on the Omagh bombing. According to the Times newspaper, the Corporation has also offered Ware personal protection. The bomb blast outside the BBC's west London centre is being blamed on the Real IRA, who may have acted in revenge over the Panorama reports. Meanwhile, speculation that the BBC might move flagship current affairs programme Panorama back to a weekday slot - but on BBC2 - refuses to go away. MediaGuardian quotes an 'insider' as saying: "Sunday may just have been a transition. If it moved to a weekday slot, possibly even to BBC2, it would increase its audience and get more share." The BBC has insisted that Panorama will remain in its Sunday night slot, despite opposition from some prominent figures, including Ware. Want more? News World recommends: < http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-94592,00.html> < http://www.mediaguardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,447534,00.html> N E W S P A P E R S & M A G A Z I N E S Indonesian copies of Time censored by distributor The Indonesian distributor of Time Magazine censored pictures of headless corpses -victims of the ethnic bloodshed in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province - in the Asian edition of the magazine, as he feared it would incite more violence. The front cover image and photographs inside the magazine, where decapitated bodies were shown, were blacked out by hand in all copies being sent to Indonesia. The distributor said it had not come under pressure from the government to censor the pictures. Time journalist Jason Tedjasukmana said he was concerned that the move could lead to other companies taking censorship into their own hands. Want more? News World recommends: http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,1870,28271,00.html < http://mail.lovelacemedia.com//jump/http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/st ory/0,1870,28271,00.html>? Diamond anthology to be published this year An anthology of writings by columnist and broadcaster John Diamond will be published later this year. The book will be edited by Sunday Telegraph editor Dominic Lawson, brother of Diamond's widow, the journalist Nigella Lawson. Diamond, whose writing included a weekly column for the Times, died this month of cancer. Want more? News World recommends: < http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/index2.htm> I N T E R N E T UK broadcasters on guard against online poll rigging in Election run-up The UK's top broadcasters have pledged to be on alert for attempts by political activists to rig online polls in the run up the General Election. The BBC's assistant director of news Mark Damazer told how the Corporation had ran a poll during its Europe week coverage, only to inadvertently receive an e-mail from a pressure group asking its supporters to '"keep e-mailing this site, we need to get in as many votes as we can". And ITN's editor-in-chief Richard Tait said: "We are going to be extremely careful not to allow any online polling to be hijacked by an individual group." Want more? News World recommends: < http://www.independent.co.uk/news/UK/Media/2001-03/election110301.shtml> The Times loses its online editor to AOL UK The Times has lost its web site editor. Andy Bull is joining AOL UK as general manager and director of editorial. In an e-mail to staff, Bull said: "You should not take this as a vote of no confidence in our online operations. On the contrary, I believe we have collectively created a very robust website ..." Want more? News World recommends: < http://www.mediaguardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,7496,450601,00.html> MSNBC.com offers 'free' news feed to other web sites US web site MSNBC.com is offering other sites the chance to receive its news. The sites must sign up at a 'NewsStand' section to secure their free delivery of each day's top stories. However, there is a catch ... they must also agree to place an MSNBC.com banner at the top of their home page. Want more? News World recommends: < http://www.editorandpublisher.com/ephome/news/newshtm/stories/030801n1.htm> ITN new media chief Baines leaves to join IBM ITN new media chief Garron Baines is joining IBM's consulting arm as managing principal for media and entertainment services. Baines, MD of ITN New Media since 1997, pioneered the launch of ITN's services on the internet, digital TV, mobile phones and handheld devices. ITN CEO Stewart Purvis said: "Garron has made ITN New Media a force to be reckoned with." Added Baines: "I leave behind a top class management team backed by commercial acumen and an editorial team that embodies the best of ITN's enterprise journalism." Want more? News World recommends: < http://www.mediaguardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,7496,447431,00.html> Media Guardian says happy birthday to Rupert Murdoch Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has just turned 70 and to celebrate Media Guardian has created an online tribute. In its birthday special "Seven Ages of Murdoch", the site tells Murdoch's life story in seven animated cartoons. Its online birthday card has Murdoch cutting a cake in the shape of the globe. Tributes have been sent by The Telegraph's proprietor Conrad Black and advertising chiefs Lord Saatchi and Sir Martin Sorrell. Says former Pearson MD Frank Barlow: "Whether you love him or hate him, you can't help but admire his achievements which are immense indeed." Visitors can send their own tributes to the site's editor. Want more? News World recommends: < http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,448696,00.html> (c) 2001 lovelacemedia limited. All rights reserved. While reasonable effort is made to ensure accuracy, lovelacemedia cannot be held responsible for damages arising from errors or omissions, nor is it responsible for content that this e-mail links to. This e-mail is confidential and intended to be received by the addressee only. 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