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...contrast, the thesis of Jose Barba-Martin, a second year graduate student of Spanish-American literature, is far more traditional and almost seems removed from life. But over the phone with the sound of a baby crying in the background, Barba-Martin said last month he has chosen to put his savings into "my time to get a Ph.D." For him, writing a thesis is "not only a matter of planning but also of other human needs. It's a matter of time and a matter of discipline and you have to plan for more time than you think...
...called stoning of Barba may or may not have occurred as eyewitnesses reported--a gang of black youths was seen throwing rocks near Barba shortly before his death--but it has been clear since the night of Barba's death, when the autopsy was released, that he died of stab wounds. Two youths were arrested and charged for robbery and murder on the following day. Yet, eager to carry the story of Boston's second "white murdered by gang of blacks," The Boston Globe, The Herald-American, The New York Times, The New York Daily News and other national newspapers...
...deluge of coverage which followed Barba's death threatened to tip the precarious balance in the Roxbury and Dorchester areas. Although on the following day most papers reported that Barba had died of stab wounds, they continued to play up any incidents of interracial conflict which occurred and returned to the Wagler incident for more "in-depth" coverage. Saturday's papers was a battle of one-ups-manship to see which paper could offer the most colorful background story of the Wagler death, including a simulation of Wagler's one block run to the liquor store--minus the flames...
Except for the grave mistake involved in reporting Barba's death, the media's largest error in covering these events was its lack of discretion. The newspaper headlines went far beyond merely reporting the events. Instead of using neutral words such as "set afire" in headlines, the papers went to sensational, emotion-packed words like "torched...
...CITY BESET by over 150 murders each year, it is odd that two should be treated so differently. For the most part, the stories which reported the murders were accurate (discounting of course the Barba fiasco) but the prominence assigned th stories and the subsequent graphic, and follow-up reporting was badly overdone...