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...atypical. Although the Southern press is no longer monolithic, the vast majority of Southern newspapers are owned by old white families whose histories and interests are woven tightly into the social and political fabric of segregation. The exceptions are few, though striking. Through years of tireless prodding, Ralph McGill has converted the Atlanta Constitution into a respected voice of accuracy and reason. Likewise, Hodding Carter and his sons have made the Greenville Delta-Democrat-Times the only reliable daily in Mississippi. But, outside Atlanta and Greenville, the picture is very bleak. The Northern newspapers rarely penetrate below Raleigh, and many...
...encouraging mob rule in the recent past. To be sure, a handful of Southern papers have been preaching moderation for many years: the Atlanta Constitution, the Arkansas (Little Rock) Gazette, the Charlotte Observer, Greenville, Mississippi's Delta Democrat-Times, the Nashville Tennessean. However, says Atlanta Constitution Publisher Ralph McGill, "the Southern press in general abdicated its responsibility to its own principles. This abandonment of responsibility was one of the massive contributions to violence...
...community. Worried about economic injury from bad publicity, power structures in many cities have pressured papers to tone down their diatribes. "Most of the newspapers have only been a weathervane, not a guide," remarks one Alabama editor. "There is no evidence of a crisis of conscience," says McGill. "The Civil Rights Act did many newspapers a great favor. The diehards can now bow out gracefully by saying...
Holleran, Crimson captain and number one player, will be seeded second. He has defeated every number one opponent this year except Poor and Smith Chapman of McGill, Canada's best amateur...
Four Harvard debaters dominated a 76-team field to sweep to first place in the McGill international Debating Tournament in Montreal last week...