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...article, which appeared in the quarterly's fall 1978 issue, was written by Washington Lawyer Max M. Kampelman. It urges the establishment of a professional code of ethics, the use of internal ombudsmen, and passage of antitrust measures to contain the growth of media conglomerates. Perhaps most significant for Sinatra, Kampelman argues for statutory revisions that would make it easier for public figures to win libel suits...
...changes during the day. (This does not apply, however, to the lowly inductee, whose hair is still cropped when he enters bootcamp.) Zumwalt also revised the duty rotation system and the fleet's operating schedules to give his men more time at home with their families. He established ombudsmen and generally strengthened the machinery for redress of grievances...
...assembly-line system to give workers a greater feeling of accomplishment (TIME, Sept. 16). For almost two years, every company with more than 100 employees has been required to add two workers to its board; the Swedish Confederation of Labor sends new worker representatives to school. Moreover, "safety ombudsmen" are empowered to halt production if they see hazardous conditions in factories...
...While the Bible extols mercy, it also demands justice and honors those who seek it?those who, in the words of the Sermon on the Mount, "hunger and thirst for righteousness." If every wrongdoer deserved unlimited mercy, police could not arrest murderers, district attorneys could not prosecute slumlords, and ombudsmen like Ralph Nader could not attack the shoddy practices of Industry...
...burnished their reputations as two of the finest instruments of journalism in the Midwest. Though he has extended the papers' liberal editorial positions, Harvard-educated Editor-Publisher Bingham has left the day-to-day news operation alone, and was one of the first publishers to hire full-time ombudsmen to monitor both reporting and advertising. To avoid conflicts of interest, Bingham and other top executives have submitted lists of all their charitable activities to the staff. When critics referred to his printing company, radio and TV stations and two newspapers as "the Bingham Empire," he replied with full-page...