Media frenzy over Son of Sam case prompts ethics warning
The Fairpress urging restraint as coverage of David Berkowitz arreste d case raises concerns about Sixth Amendment rights and due process. Editors lawyers and broadcasters faced accusations of sensationalism with reports of trespass leaks live press conferences and promotional talk.
Fight against forced volunteerism and quotas in education
Jenkin Lloyd Jones argues against federal coercion in education policy citing HEW mandates for UNC and court orders in Oklahoma. He likens bureaucratic “goals” to quotas, urges candor in race-based admissions and warns of Supreme Court challenges to federal funding controls.
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Theodore M. Bernstein discusses surrogate as redundancy in phrases like surrogate parents and equally as. He notes removing as or equally as changes meaning and urges concise wording, comparing linguistic economy to business efficiency. New York Times Syndicate.
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