Journalistic deception sparks controversy in Iowa summer storm
A two part San Jose Mercury News series on a 1939 Davenport orphanage stuttering study by a University of Iowa graduate student with Wendell Johnson ignited debate over ethics and deception. Readers and experts condemned the methods while editors clash over oversight and accountability.
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Journalistic deception in ethics debate over Dyer case
The Dyer incident sparks debate on deception in news gathering. Editors and ombudsmen weigh public importance, alternatives, disclosure, resources, harms, and legal/ethical issues amid calls for integrity and accountability.
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Service agreements and the lure of protection plans
A columnist rails against the sales pitch for service agreements in electronics retail. He recalls a relic telephone and a computer purchase where insistence on extended warranties overwhelmed product use. The piece lampoons store tactics, notes gendered stereotypes, and warns of omnipresent sales pressure unless readers write with grievances.
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Gary Condit
Texas death penalty flaws hit race and poverty issues
An analysis cites Amnesty International data showing the United States and Texas contributing large shares of executions. It argues that race, poverty, and local enforcement practices skew sentences, with poor defendants receiving inferior legal representation and harsher outcomes. The author notes Napoleon Beazley's case and cites broader systemic inequities.
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Bush Should Counter Dems With Policy Over Tone
Opinion urges President Bush to abandon a conciliatory tone and launch a policy focused counter strategy. It calls for attacking waste, fraud, and abuse, challenging both Democrats and Republicans on spending, and using a Reagan like approach to debate while targeting leaders like Gephardt.
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