Nicaragua Expels Journalist
Date: 19 April 1979
Nicaraguan Govt expells Alfonso Rojo, reporter for Madrid newspaper Diario 16, who was in Esteli while town was occupied by left-wing guerrillas (S)
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18th of April 1979 News
Știri așa cum au apărut pe prima pagină a New York Times la 18 aprilie 1979
Talks on London Times Snagged
Date: 18 April 1979
By ROBERT D. HERSHEY Special to The New York Times
London Times dismisses 3,000 workers it had temporarily rehired to get negotiations moving; union posing biggest obstacle to settlement, Natl Graphical Assn, will meet to decide whether to take dispute to arbitration (S)
Libel Simply Defined: Damage to Reputation
Date: 19 April 1979
comment on issue of libel and news media notes reporters are taught that only unconditional defense to charge of libel is that facts are provably true (S)
ABC Makes Disclosure On 2 Rulings by Court
Date: 19 April 1979
ABC News, in rare breach of secrecy, has reptd on 2 Sup Ct decisions before official announcement; repts were on libel ruling and on due process guarantees for state prison inmates who are up for parole (S)
Excerpts From Opinions by Supreme Court Justices in Herbert-CBS Libel Case; From Majority Opinion By Justice White Prospect for Plaintiffs Admissions to Third Parties More Accurate Results Doubt Over Possible Harm By Justice Powell, Concurring From Dissenting Opinions Preservation of Balance By Justice Stewart By Justice Marshall
Date: 19 April 1979
Special to The New York Times
excerpts from opinions
Murdoch Denies Role In Paper's Obtaining Of Berkowitz Pictures; Details Handled by Editors
Date: 18 April 1979
NY Post publisher Rupert testifies he had no knowledge of arrangements made by Post editors with Mitteager (M)
Prosecutor Testifies He Could Not Prove Post Knew of Bribe
Date: 19 April 1979
By DAVID BIRD
David BIRD
hearing continues; Carl Bornstein, exec asst to special prosecutor, testifies that officials of NY Post were not indicted because there was no proof that newspaper knew money it paid for material was being used as bribe (M)
Editors Concerned by Court's 'State of Mind' Decision; Pleased by Emphasis Disappointed but Not Surprised
Date: 19 April 1979
By DEIRDRE CARMODY
Deirdre CARMODY
editors and executives around US express concern about libel ruling; are disturbed by what they see as latest in series of rulings by Court showing insensitivity to First Amendment; Jack C Landau, dir of Reporters Committee for Press Freedom, comments; Herbert statement holds issue is not press freedom but whether press has right to abuse its privileges; 1 of his attys, Mary O'Melveny, comments; others commenting on decision include Floyd Abrams (CBS atty), Dan Paul (atty), John R Finnegan (St Paul Pioneer Press), James C Goodale (NY Times), Anthony Day (Los Angeles Times), William A Leonard (CBS News), Roone Arledge (ABC News) and Clayton Kirkpatrick (Chicago Tribune) (M)
Newsmen Dealt Blow on Defense In Suits for Libel; Court Backs Demand That They Explain Decisions Appeals Court Ruling Newsmen Dealt Blow on Defense In Suits for Libel 'Editorial Process' Defined Report Seemed Unusual Aspects of the Questions
Date: 19 April 1979
Special to The New York Times
Supreme Court rules, 6 to 3, that journalists defending their work against libel suit can be required to disclose opinions they held while preparing material and their reasons for making specific news judgments; reverses appeals ct, ruling CBS TV producer Barry Lando must answer questions on these subjects in pretrial phase of suit brought by former Army officer, Lt Col Anthony Herbert, who contends he was libeled on 60 Minutes broadcast; White opinion holds Court could not on one hand require libel plaintiff to prove malice and then 'erect an impenetrable barrier' to acquisition of vital evidence; White is joined in majority by Chief Justice Warren E Burger and Justices Harry A Blackmun, William H Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens and Lewis F Powell Jr, who wrote concurring opinion; Justice Potter Stewart's dissent and that of Thurgood Marshall and William J Brennan Jr detailed; illus of Herbert with atty Mary O'Melveny (L)
Debate on Exposes Held Up a Pulitzer
Date: 18 April 1979
By PETER KIHSS
Peter KIHSS
dispute over news-gathering methods reptdly helped block prize for Chicago Sun-Times for local investigative reptg; wide range of interviews shows that Sun-Times had been 1 of 4 choices submitted by nominating jury to Pulitzer Prize Bd; jury chmn Joseph W Shoquist says jury did not specify preference; bd member Clayton Kirkpatrick reptdly moved to give prize to Sun-Times; issue was over Sun-Times's buying and running bar under false name, as result of which it uncovered corruption and bribe-taking among city inspectors and private accountants; Benjamin C Bradlee (Washington Post) and Eugene C Patterson (St Petersburgh Times) contended newspapers should operate in open; majority of bd then voted to give prize to Gilbert M Gaul and Elliot G Jaspin (Pottsville Republican); jury in that category was headed by Norman E Isaacs (Natl News Council); jury preferences listed (M)