KKK coverage stirs readers after front page splash
The Gazette fronts a KKK story with Osceola and E Iowa datelines drawing heated letters. Readers condemn as irresponsible while others defend coverage as public service. Editor notes not all local reporting aims to comfort readers.
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KKK
Osceola, Ind
Iowa
Michelle Aronson
Cedar Rapids
Karen J. Farmer
Keri Harp
Marion
Susan Futrell
Iowa City
Chris Schoon
Benjamin R. Cashner
Ryan
Joseph McGill Jr
NAACP
Gazette to host two roundtables on credibility and mainstream views
The Gazette, as part of an APME national project, will hold two roundtable discussions on credibility and reporting outside the mainstream. Iowa City Monday at Radisson Hotel and Cedar Rapids Wednesday at Collins Plaza Hotel will host invited participants. public may attend.
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Associated Press Managing Editors
APME
The
Gazette
Iowa City
Radisson Hotel
Collins Plaza Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Stemming TV Vulgarians At The Gate And The Airs
The piece laments rising vulgarity in television and cites NBC chief Bob Wright urging restraint. It cites Family Circle and Gallup/FTC findings on sexual and violent content and urges parental control and less TV to raise cultural standards.
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Steve Allen
NBC
Bob Wright
Wright
HBO
Family Circle Magazine
Federal Trade Commission
Gallup
Columbine High
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati
American Academy of Pediatrics
Supreme Court decision sparks ire over 48 hour jail for seat belt violations
A Libertarian critique rails against a Supreme Court ruling allowing police to jail for up to 48 hours for minor offenses like seat belt violations. The piece targets Justice Souter and notes broad concern about police discretion and potential racial bias amid the Texas case enviroment.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Cowboy Gulag
Austin
Lago Vista
Lake Travis
Gail Atwater
Atwater
Ira Glasser
American Civil Liberties Union
Glasser
Cato Institute
National Rifle Association
Roger Pilon
Cato
Washington Press Corps
David Souter
William Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
Sandra Day O'Connor
Linda Greenhouse
New York Times
O’connor
Souter
New Hampshire
Officer Friendly
Supreme Court
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