61.   Several media executives, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Tuesday that they might be willing, nonetheless, to make a bid.

62.   So far, U S West has been the major hurdle to the plan, according to several media executives.

63.   Some people on the streets and some media executives, however, said the public also should bear some of the responsibility.

64.   Some media executives said privately that the magazine had recently not had as many memorable pieces as it once did and that it had gotten far more gossipy.

65.   Sports media executives say their mission is other than what critics suggest.

66.   Sports media executives agree that whether or not there actually is more unsportsmanlike behavior today, there certainly appears to be.

67.   That is to help differentiate the event from three others now held annually for media executives, account planners and creative executives.

68.   The brutal incident, though, fed the atmosphere of fear and led media executives and local authorities to condemn the growing intimidation against journalists.

69.   The forecast, delivered annually by Coen and John Perriss, chairman of Zenith Media Worldwide, is closely watched by media executives.

70.   The new unit, still unnamed, will be headed by a senior media executive likely to be hired from outside both agencies.