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...Others contend that such an analysis is far too rosy. "Syria will never leave Lebanon unless it is forced to evacuate," says an Israeli general. Even if Syria is guaranteed influence in Lebanese affairs, according to British diplomats, Damascus will still insist on the return of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as the price for its withdrawal from Lebanon. Sooner or later, in the view of many Middle East experts in the U.S. and Western Europe, Syria must be brought into negotiations for a Palestinian homeland. As one senior British diplomat puts it: "Like it or not, Syria...
...dozen newspapers have appointed ombudsmen or "reader representatives." Some news executives argue that having an ombudsman shunts complaints aside. Says Editor James Gannon of the Des Moines Register: "The person who should handle the complaints is the editor, not someone in a corner with no real power." Others contend that editors are too busy and too closely tied to their staffs to be able to handle complaints thoroughly. Most critics of the press agree with James Atwater, a former TIME senior editor who is dean of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Says Atwater: "We need much more self...
Print journalists contend that when television became an accepted part of the news business, its you-are-there intrusiveness and emphasis on conflict tarnished the reputation of the entire profession. Says Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee: "Television has changed the public's vision of the reporter into someone who is petty and disagreeable, who has taken cynicism an unnecessary extra step." Robert Maynard, editor of the Oakland Tribune, agrees: "When people see a TV person shoving a mike in front of a grieving relative, all of us in the press appear to be boorish and ghoulish." TV executives...
Journalists contend that very few factual errors arise from the kind of ideological or political bias that critics, especially conservatives, often allege. Says Mark Ethridge Jr., a professor of journalism at the University of South Carolina and the former editor of the Detroit Free Press: "I find it particularly objectionable that none of our critics will give us credit for stupidity. To them it is always a deliberate distortion." Indeed, even with the best of ability and intentions, reporters find it difficult to ensure that a story is totally sound. Nonetheless, conservative critics argue that almost beyond debate there...
...jubilant Navasky hailed the ruling as "a victory for the public." But some legal experts contend that the decision's scope might not be as broad as Kaufman's resounding language suggests. The reigning scholar of copyright law, Melville Nimmer of U.C.L.A. law school, said the "essential element" in the case is that "the underlying material is factual." Paraphrasing of fictional material would still violate copyright laws. Columbia Law Professor Benno Schmidt also did not quarrel with the decision but added, "The appropriate principles of copyright protection got bent out of shape by the tremendous newsworthiness...