Press Fault in Iran Hostage Scandal Sparks Crossfire
Mike Royko’s Pulitzer Prize winning column pits a reader against a friend in a heated exchange over the Iran hostage crisis and the press role. The dialogue questions blame, secrecy, and presidential policy, ending with Royko noting his weekly column schedule.
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Broadcaster Slams White House Press in Full-Page Ad
In USA Today Tom Chauncey signs a full-page ad condemning the White House press corps as disrespectful and untrustworthy. He says journalists have vilified presidents from Franklin Roosevelt to Carter, fears a press freedoms backlash, and notes his sale of Phoenix radio stations KOOL AM and KOOL-FM.
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