Word: inkpot
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fairness, not of law. Said Daily News Managing Editor James Willse: "If you say someone is charged with a crime in the past and don't give the disposition of the case, that's not complete reporting." Other editors viewed the episode as a tempest in an inkpot. "This doesn't seem to be one of the greatest issues of our time," said Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee, whose paper ran the series with a separate story explaining Dellacroce's acquittal (and his recent indictment on racketeering charges). Many papers also printed Sinatra's response criticizing Trudeau...