Read All About It
Date: 12 November 1995
By Michael Janeway
Michael Janeway
NEWS FOR ALL America's Coming-of-Age With the Press. By Thomas C. Leonard. Illustrated. 288 pp. New York: Oxford University Press. $30.
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12th of November 1995 News
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Self-Censorship at CBS
Date: 12 November 1995
The emerging picture of what cigarette manufacturers have known and done or failed to do about the health hazards of tobacco is one of the biggest and most absorbing news stories of the year. Nevertheless, "60 Minutes" has decided to spike an interview with a tobacco-industry whistleblower out of fear of a lawsuit that the industry had not even threatened to file. This act of self-censorship by the country's most powerful and aggressive television news program sends a chilling message to journalists investigating industry practices everywhere. CBS's legal concerns over the interview were said to be based on fears that the subject of the interview, a former executive of the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, had an agreement with the company not to disclose internal company matters. The CBS lawyers argued that the tobacco company, instead of claiming that it had been libeled by a false report, would simply declare that its former employee was committing a contract violation. CBS, these lawyers said, could then be held liable and be directed to pay huge amounts in damages for inducing him to do so. One disheartening aspect of CBS's decision is that the theory of liability for inducing someone to break a contract is almost wholly untested in news cases when First Amendment protections of freedom of the press are at stake. Many legal scholars argue that liability in such cases can be overriden when a public good is served, including public health. Were this doctrine to be accepted, it would devastate independent journalism, which counts on people to come forth and speak of wrongs they know about inside protective organizations. In any event, CBS's response to a feared suit under this doctrine was exactly wrong. New York-based news organizations often face legal challenges in unfriendly state courts. They have an obligation to defend the journalistic franchise rather than cave in at the prospect of litigation.
As Comics Are Taxed, Some Fail To Laugh
Date: 13 November 1995
By Andrea Adelson
Andrea Adelson
In some quarters, cartoons are considered a form of ideological commentary; in others they are seen as amusing insights into the human condition. But there seems to be a consensus on one point: quirky or sedate, raucous or staid, the drawings are meant to convey ideas. That consensus has broken down in California, however, where ideas are free of tariffs but the stuff of commerce is subject to the state's 7.25 percent sales tax.
NOVEMBER 5-11;A Survey Too Far
Date: 12 November 1995
By Neil A. Lewis
Neil Lewis
All government agencies pay close attention to the press coverage they receive, but Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary may have taken that concern to a new and unseemly level. Mrs. O'Leary found herself the subject of harsh criticism for having paid an outside consulting firm $46,500 in public funds to evaluate the reporters who cover her department, in order to identify those who needed to be worked on a little. Some of the harshest criticism came from the White House, which was eager to stay ahead of Congressional critics.
WORLD NEWS BRIEFS;Algerian Expatriates Flock to Vote in France
Date: 13 November 1995
Reuters
Thousands of expatriate Algerians thronged around their country's consulates in France today to vote in Algeria's presidential election after dozens were injured during chaotic scenes when voting began Saturday. Witnesses said about 4,000 people massed outside the consulate in the southern city of Nice when voting resumed there after especially serious disorder on Saturday when 25 people were injured. At least 60 people were hurt in similar scenes of chaos in Lyons while others were hurt in Lille and Marseilles.
WORLD NEWS BRIEFS;European Voices Added To Rebukes to Nigeria
Date: 13 November 1995
Reuters
The European Commission said today that it would suspend development cooperation with Nigeria and recall its head of delegation there to protest the execution of the environmentalist and author Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other members of the Ogoni minority who were critics of the Government. The Commission, the European Union's executive body, also said it will propose tightening restrictive measures already imposed on Nigeria's military Government.
WORLD NEWS BRIEFS;Avalanche in Nepal Kills 26 in Camp
Date: 12 November 1995
Reuters
An avalanche struck the camp of a Japanese trekking group in the Mount Everest region of Nepal today, killing 26 people, rescue and hiking officials said. The snow buried 13 Japanese trekkers and 11 guides and porters, as well as two residents of the Pangka region near Everest, the world's highest peak, said Takashi Miyahara, chairman of Trans Himalayan Treks, which organized the trek.
WORLD NEWS BRIEFS;200 Fishermen Missing In Bay of Bengal Storm
Date: 12 November 1995
Reuters
Nearly 200 fishermen from Bangladesh were missing in the Bay of Bengal after a storm hit the coast and offshore islands, community leaders said today. Six trawlers with 96 crew members from the Cox's Bazaar area were missing, said Ekramul Hussain Chowdhury, leader of a fishing boat owners' group. Another 100 fishermen on 15 trawlers were reported unaccounted for in the coastal district of Barguna after the storms, which began late on Thursday.