A newspaperman surfs the Internet
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William Burleigh, president and COO of publisher E.W. Scripps, contends that the Internet and other forms of the information explosion will provide net benefits for society, but new problems will also arise. He states that the US House of Representatives' effort to put over 175,000 documents on the Internet is good, because it will help diminish the power of lobbyists. He agrees that the information revolution will decrease the power of ruling elites, and allow more of the public to take control. To avoid divisive and paralyzing bickering by special interest groups, cyberspace needs checks and balances, like other institutions. He points out that a small number of people actually access governmental information, so those who do are becoming more influential. The Internet could also cause the demise of traditional information middlemen such as news editors, because people can now access the information directly in real time.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1995
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AST courts a market in Tokyo and a break from Washington
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AST Research Inc, the ninth largest computer manufacturer in the US, is venturing into Japan in an attempt to become even more successful. AST has developed a microcomputer to compete directly with Japanese giant NEC. Problems with distributor Sharp Corp have thus far rendered the venture unsuccessful. The US Department of Commerce is looking at AST's attempts as something of a test case: if AST cannot gain a measure of the Japanese microcomputer market, then artificial barriers must exist. AST founding president and CEO Safi Qureshey believes that free trade between nations is the best environment for innovative industries such as computers. He believes that government intervention is good to a point, but he opposes managed trade that can negatively affect most of an industry. Qureshey supports the relaxation of US antitrust rules and government sponsorship of consortia.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1990
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Intel's success hasn't taken its mind off Washington
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Craig Barrett, the newly appointed chief operating officer at integrated-circuits giant Intel Corp, has strong opinions about what the federal government's policies should be toward his industry. Barrett is a strong proponent of Sematech, the private-public consortium of which he is a board member. The $500 million in private and public funds invested in Sematech have generated advances in manufacturing processes that have enormously benefited Intel. Recently, Intel has been lobbying the GATT trade talks to tighten limits on dumping products. Barrett is irritated that he appointed lawyer-lobbyists, not business executives, to the posts of trade representative and commerce secretary.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1993
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