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...kind of case that turns up in all courts the world over, but because Nationalist China and the United States have never negotiated a status-of-forces agreement for the 2,000 American military men on Formosa, soldiers in effect enjoy extraterritorial rights. So Chinese newspapermen, covering a murder case unrelated to military action, found themselves in the unfamiliar atmosphere of an army court-martial. They did not like...
...which he and the press have been deadlocked for more than a year: Has the State Department any constitutional right to decide where newsmen may go for news? William Dwight, president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, answered the question for most newsmen: "In the thinking of American newspapermen, there is no such thing as limiting the right to know...
...good citizen ordinarily is the one who plays a part in his community's political and civic affairs. But there are some who deliberately refrain from such activities in the belief that to do so makes them less effective citizens. They are newspapermen of a large and far-spread school who think that a journalist, by identifying himself with specific groups or activities, compromises his primary role as an independent observer and critic of society. Journalists are far from agreed on the matter, and there are many who argue that editors and reporters who don't pitch into...
There has long been wide agreement among newspapermen that a reporter who dabbles in politics tarnishes his sheen as a reporter (see below). But on the broader question of a newsman's obligations as a citizen, there has never been unanimity. Can a newsman take part in community affairs without compromising his position as a public critic...
...three newspapermen who violated the State Department ban on travel in Communist China, Worthy received editorial support for his action from virtually every influential newspaper in the United States...