61.   News executives from each network said the experience would probably lead to more caution in projecting results from future voter polls.

62.   News executives defended their decisions to play down the Enron hearings, saying that most of the information had already been reported.

63.   News executives were especially dismissive of Turner and his upstart Cable News Network.

64.   None, some newspaper editors and network news executives say.

65.   Network news executives had held a conference call with White House officials Saturday afternoon in which they agreed not to broadcast news of the initiation of an American strike.

66.   Network news executives take great issue with this.

67.   Network news executives, however, say focus groups are beginning to tell them otherwise.

68.   News executives acknowledge this likelihood.

69.   News executives at ABC, Fox and CBS have confirmed they have spoken with Couric, whose contract at NBC is up in August.

70.   News executives from ABC and CBS have held several discussions about sharing camera crews, satellite uplinks and space in bureaus internationally.