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...persistence of belief in tarot cards, esp and the horoscopes found in most daily newspapers in the U.S. is no joking matter. Widespread irrational belief does not bode well for a democracy that depends on the informed intelligence of the citizenry for sound government and an efficient economy. Lawrence Cranberg Austin, Texas, U.S. Eyes on Iran Joe Klein's column " Iran's Pragmatic Face" [May 30] referred to former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as "a dealmaking pragmatist [who] may push to repair ties with the U.S. " Viewing Rafsanjani as pragmatic is dangerous, since that is an example...
...LAWRENCE CRANBERG -- Austin, Texas
...libel cases be headed off? They often can, argued Gilbert Cranberg, Gallup professor of journalism at Iowa, summarizing the Iowa study at a convention of the Organization of News Ombudsmen in Minneapolis. The ombudsman, clumsy title and all, is usually an older editorial hand delegated to hear out and judge reader complaints. This can be a touchy assignment. Since he was not involved in the original story and does not feel defensive about it, he may be readier to recommend a correction or even an apology. Though there are about 1,800 daily newspapers in the U.S. and Canada, there...
...potentially quicker and better way to achieve all that is arbitration, now being tested in a Libel Dispute Resolution Program at the University of Iowa, run by three professors, including Gilbert Cranberg, a former editorial- page editor of the Des Moines Register. In some 30 cases to be handled over the next two years, both sides must waive the right to file suit. In exchange there are supervised negotiating sessions, a possible factual hearing on whether a statement was false and damaging -- without considering whether the error met the legal "malice" standard -- and ultimately arbitration. Remedies imposed against a media...
...said Kaufman, "a retraction may serve as a more realistic balm for ravaged reputations than does monetary compensation." Libel plaintiffs may agree, according to Gilbert Cranberg, Gallup Professor of Journalism at the University of Iowa. In his study of some 114 cases, he says, plaintiffs show "great interest in vindication rather than money...