Papers Debate Use of 'Reader's Advocate' on Staff; Sales Viewed as Key
Date: 02 August 1974
By MARTIN ARNOLD
Martin ARNOLD
A small number of newspapers are appointing a reader's advocate who deals with criticism from and suggestions by the public; St Louis Post Dispatch recently named its own in-house critic; Clayton Kirkpatrick, editor of Chicago Tribune, repts his newspaper is considering move; however there is general feeling among newspaper officials that having ombudsman is overly defensive posture and that their own accountability is tested every day in that if newspaper loses respect and trust people will stop buying it; critics of idea believe that neither ombudsman nor readers advocates are ever willing to discuss with readers money, major factor that determines how good a job newspaper is doing in covering and presenting news; William E Bransted, St Louis Post Dispatch reader's advocate, comments; other newspapers having set up similar position include Washington Post, Milwaukee Journal, Minneapolis Tribune, Wilmington News Journal, Louisville Courier-Journal and Louisville Times; Richard Harwood, former Post ombudsman, says media ahould not be exempt from self-examination; other ombudsmen include John Herchenroeder (Louisville Journal), Dick Cunningham (Minn Tribune) and David A Runge (Milwaukee Journal) (L)
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Just the Facts, Please
Date: 02 August 1974
By John Hart
John Hart
CBS News correspondent John Hart, in commentary on CBS Morning News, says journalists must refrain from predicting and must stick to reptg as due process presumes innocence right up to verdict
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HOUSE CHIEFS PICK AUG. 19 TO START DEBATE ON NIXON; Tentative Agreement on the Impeachment Rules Also Allows TV Coverage
Date: 02 August 1974
By RICHARD D. LYONS
Leadership of HR decides on Aug 1 to allow gavel-to-gavel TV coverage of impeachment debate of Pres Nixon through final vote at end of Aug
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TV and Impeachment; Hearings Found to Give House an Image Of an Institution Worthy of Respect Competence and Eloquence Relevance and Decorum Compliments Recalled
Date: 01 August 1974
By R. W. APPLE Jr.Special to The New York Times
R. APPLE
Analysis of effect of televising HR Judiciary Com impeachment hearings; says HR suddenly is seen and sees itself as an inst worthy of respect; says consensus in Washington is that com's 6 days of nationally televised meetings were marked by a dignity commensurate with occasion; discusses impressions made by various com members; says com, with assistance of TV, did much to ruin climate for kind of counterattacks on which White House has relied almost since advent of Watergate scandals
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Reporters Play as Role in Seige at Prison; Changes His Mind
Date: 01 August 1974
Dy JAMES P. STERBA
news reporters participating in psychological clash between Tex prison officials and 3 armed convicts holding 13 hostages in library bldg of Huntsville prison; both sides attempt to put pressure on each other through statements to 70 newsmen waiting outside walls; ints with convicts described; Kathy Ann Pollard, daughter of hostage Novella Pollard, relates Fred Gomez Carrasco's latest escape plan; photomap of prison complex (M)
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COLBY SCORES MOVE TO. AMEND PRESS ACT
Date: 02 August 1974
NY Times exec vp James C Goodale, testifying before HR Govt Operations subcom, says that declassification requests made by Times have met 'ingeniously designed series of obstacles of bureaucratic obstacles'; notes that of 51 requests made by Times for documents over 10 yrs Times was granted only 5
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