Media errors and trust in the Washington press
The piece argues a few reporters earned black eyes after the Reagan assassination coverage and a Washington Post fabrications scandal. It asserts overall press credibility remains strong, noting editors and readers uncover misstatements, and stresses trust between reporters editors and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Washington Post
America
Washington
Philadelphia
Janet Cooke
Jimmy
National Enquirer
Bradlee
Post
Ring Lardner
Who Owns Patents When Government Funds Research
The article reports a clash over patent guidelines tied to a landmark reform law set to take effect July 1. It cites Sen Strom Thurmond and others accusing a secretive 21-agency panel led by James E. Denny of drafting onerous rules that bypass the law’s intent to let universities and small businesses own inventions from federal grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Kantor
Atlanta Constitution
White House
Beind
Congress
Reagan
David Stockman
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Carter Administration Energy
Thomas Stelson
Atlanta
Stetson
Georgia Tech
U.S
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Senate Judiciary Committee
Office of Management and Budget
Carter
OMB
General Services Administration
GSA
Interagency
James E. Denny
Denny
Department of Energy
Charles Mathias
R-Md
Denny Task Force
Reagan Administration
Joseph P. Allen
Allen
Intellectual Property Owners, Inc
Pat
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bob Dole
Bayh
Purdue University At
DOE
Purdue
Senate
Salmon Hamburger
Hamburger
University of Arizona
Council On Governmental Relations
Stelson
Energy
Tis
Denny Group
Agnew May Face $350,000 Restitution Over Kickbacks
In a civil suit now near trial, Maryland taxpayers seek to recover kickbacks allegedly paid to Spiro Agnew during his time as governor and vice president. The case, begun as a George Washington University Law School project in 1973, could force Agnew to repay up to $350,000 as public-interest lawyers argue that high officials cannot escape accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Richard M. Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Agnew
Palm Springs
Maryland
Gerald R. Ford
Washington
William Dobrovic
Elba West
Washington Zoo
George Washington Law Students
Spiro Agencw
Banzhaf
Foolish Trust in Reagan Aide Prompts Israel Critique
William Safire argues Reagan officials misled Israel over arms deals and AWACS, detailing how Haig and Carlucci pushed Saudi access to F-15s and command centers. The piece links the moves to broader U.S. reliability questions and Middle East security, urging Senate scrutiny to avoid Carterite policy revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Safire
New York Times
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Israel
Haig
Weinberger
Muskie
Brown
Saudi Arabia
Tel Aviv
Senate
Carter
Congress
Reagan
U.S
Jerusalem
Awacs
Iran
Tration
Renan
Defense
Frank Jucci
National Security Council
Shakespeare
Mideast
Bush
Defense Department
Riyadh
Middle East
Arabian Peninsula
Carlucci
White House
Taiwan
South Africa
Pakistan
South Korea
el Salvador
Savimbi
Angola
America
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Southern Illinois
Ongg H P. Allen
George Bush
CIA
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