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...interview afterward, Epps, a frequentcritic of the police department, said, "We[should] come out in the end with a formalstatement about the rules that should be followedand err on the side student welfare over moreefficient policing...
...risk all multicellular organisms run." Each time a human cell divides, it must replicate its DNA, a biochemical manuscript some 3 billion characters long. In the course of transcribing such a lengthy document, even a skilled typist could be expected to make mistakes, and cells, like typists, occasionally err. More often than not, the mistakes they make are minor and quickly repaired by proteins that serve as miniature mechanics. Occasionally, though, cells with defects in their DNA will continue to divide, eventually forming small growths. The more cell-division cycles an organism undergoes, the more likely it is to accumulate...
Diller had other reasons to err on the side of caution. While serving as chairman of Rupert Murdoch's Fox Inc. in the late 1980s, he saw how excessive debt almost sank that entertainment company. In the end, Diller essentially threw in his hand and let Redstone rake in the pot. For Redstone, the triumph in what he angrily came to call "the cruel, abusive and sometimes ridiculous battle for Paramount" could hardly have been sweeter. With the battle about to end last Monday, Redstone, Biondi and two Viacom colleagues repaired to the posh "21" Club in midtown Manhattan...
...Crimson, we often have to decide whether to print someone's name, or even to print certain specific details, in a sensitive story. Our editors and reporters debate the merits of running the name against the merits of respecting the individual's privacy. We often err on the side of privacy. Sometimes, it is indeed an error. Usually, though, I think we're right...
Still, it's an important topic to consider, and it raises the sensitive issue of giving specific details and identifying accusers and the accused in crime stories. Conversely, when we do err on the side of printing what we know in sensitive stories, we do so only after thinking the issues through and debating them in the newsroom. Sometimes, readers don't like the results...