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...dangerously close. Director Costa-Gavras, whose much-Oscared filmography includes the 1982 Missing (Best Screenplay) and the 1969 Z (Best Foreign Film), taps into the nation's anxiety about the growing influence of the media--a strategy that is certain to pay off in the wake of the Princess Diana tragedy. Gavras is particularly concerned with the "personal responsibility" of grandstanding journalists like Mad City's protagonist, Max Brackett, who walks the fine line between reporting the news and creating the news. "We all move the line," Gavras says, "but when we cross the line, that's when...
DOSSIER OF DIANA'S DEATH...
...wretched list of people failed the Princess of Wales on that terrible night in August: reckless paparazzi [WORLD, Oct. 13], a driver impaired by drugs and alcohol, an ineffectual bodyguard. But most shameful was the slow trip to the hospital when every second counted in getting Diana to a trauma center; she was deprived of a last chance for survival. PATRICIA JOERGER Rochester...
...work done at the accident scene, in the ambulance and at the hospital of the highest quality, as it should always be? Were the best doctors made available to treat the type of injuries Diana suffered? Although the actual crash was important, the media are concentrating on it too heavily. The medical facts deserve a solid investigation. LELAND L. ("TED") COGDELL JR. Alexandria...
...Princess Diana lost her life in a road accident caused by very familiar villains: speed, alcohol and bad judgment. But how about the media's invasion of privacy? What is really needed is a thorough and impartial investigation of the press. But what outside agency exists that could undertake such a job and report the results? The circumstances surrounding Diana's death emphasize the demoralizing influence exerted by the modern media. ROBERT J. WIDENMANN Bronshoj, Denmark