Word: factly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...articles and editorials were not based upon fact and, therefore, were inaccurate. Moreover, by failing to verify the contents of the works so as to distinguish between inaccurate subjectivity and objective conclusions drawn from facts, the authors and editors demonstrated a lack of true journalistic professionalism...
...particular, the senior-level editors could participate in a race awareness workshop, not unlike those in which many large corporations engage. Hopefully, this would broaden the editors' perception and interpretation of issues relating to minorities while helping them to distinguish between fact and racist, or "racially insensitive" fiction. To secure facts more adequately, an editorial liason position could be established to maintain communication with minority student groups, so that if an article such as Hsia's should come before the liason he would be able to edit it accordingly...
ACLU representatives said they might take on the case, Williams said. "They seemed interested. In fact, the initial legal advice I got from someone there was very strongly in favor of pursuing this." ACLU officials could not be reached for comment yesterday...
However, what is clear is that police conduct in the incident was deplorable. Whether or not the decision by Cambridge police officers to search the two students was motivated by race, the fact remains that the two students were detained and searched--apparently without any probable cause...
...Kansas City took issue because the study excluded patients age 76 and over, as well as anyone with a history of bypass surgery, heart-valve replacement, cerebrovascular disease, or other serious illness. "These were low-risk people, and it's a bad rap for angioplasty," he complained. "In fact, direct angioplasty alone, with no clot-dissolving drugs, is probably the single most effective treatment for acute heart attack...