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Still, the process of getting that information enjoys considerably less protection. In two cases, the court refused to hear challenges to court-imposed limits on what participants in a criminal trial could say to newsmen. In three others, it decided not to review orders to newsmen to reveal their sources in ordinary civil cases. Two weeks ago, the court denied special prison access to San Francisco TV station KQED, specifically telling the press that it had no more right of access than the general public...
...legend, Murrow was the man who brought seriousness and purpose to TV journalism: without him, CBS News might still be a tabloid-headline service. Certainly much of Murrow's reputation is deserved, but his career was far more varied than the mythmakers allow. Like so many TV newsmen before and after him, Murrow was not immune to the economic attractions of show business. Maybe he never fronted for a game show (as Mike Wallace did) or appeared in commercials (as Barbara Walters has), but he was not above lending his name and talent to schlock. During the years...
Brown made no direct threats against the newsmen, but, said one U.S. official, "the warning should have been implicit...
...emerged from a Soviet jail, Crawford's eyes brimmed with tears, and his voice cracked as he faced newsmen and insisted: "I am innocent of all charges." If so, Crawford, and the American reporters, seem to be mere citizen pawns caught in the Kremlin's power plays...
Another rebuff for newsmen...