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...25th headline, "ROTC Rule Excludes Gay Recruits." Why was there no story headlined, "ROTC Program Provides Financial Aid to Disadvantaged Students," or "Harvard Policy on ROTC Discourages Officers in Training From Receiving Liberal Arts Education"? All of these examples are arguments for or against ROTC--not objective reporting of current events...
...current radio activism also has elements of a Meet John Doe nightmare. The hosts have unique access to large constituencies, yet they often seem motivated as much by ratings as by the public weal: political protest sells. In their inflammatory zeal, moreover, they tend to offer simplistic, emotionally satisfying remedies for complex problems. "It's a desperate attempt to get ratings," says Michael Jackson, the longtime ABC TalkRadio host. "Rather than tackling an issue from many angles, ((the activist hosts)) would sooner be the little boys with the bugles leading the charge...
Siegel, who is comparatively mild-mannered as talk hosts go, joined KING last November. He has railed against local police for laxity in the antidrug war and against Eastern Air Lines Chairman Frank Lorenzo (he joined a picket line during the current Eastern strike). Soon he hopes to stir passions over the savings and loan bailout. "I'm not a Pied Piper," he says, "but I do believe in what...
...major airlines contend, for their part, that the business is more competitive than ever, but not purely in terms of price. Says James Guyette, United's executive vice president for operations: "Basically, it's a service battle. Customer expectations are high." Moreover, despite the current run-up in rates, airfares during 1988 were still below the level...
...conservative demands for a clampdown on antigovernment activities. At the least, the deaths have forced Koreans to re-examine how their budding democracy is faring. In a rare front-page editorial, the moderate daily newspaper Chosun Ilbo exhorted, "We can no longer let things go this way. The current disorder in society seems to be accelerating a doomsday for the nation...