Wallace Signs Bill Making Newsmen Disclose Finances
Date: 15 September 1973
bill signed; Birmingham Times owner and publisher J J Lewis has class-action suit filed contending that law violates 1st and 14th Amendments; State House Speaker Pro Tem J McCorquodale says that some reporters assigned to Legis engage in 'moonlighting' and that this should be disclosed to public because news media 'influences legis'
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A REPORTER SAYS POLICE BEAT HIM; Episode Is Recalled
Date: 16 September 1973
By PRANAY GUPTE
Pranay GUPTE
Reporter W L Hamilton (NY Amsterdam News) has charged that police officers from Harlem precinct arrested and beat him up as he was pursuing story; says that he witnessed man by beaten by 2 policemen and when he questioned their actions he was arrested; has been charged with harassing police officers, obstructing justice and resisting arrest; Amsterdam News publisher C Jones has written editorial in paper condemining alleged police action
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Newspaper Guild Strike Halts Providence Bulletin
Date: 15 September 1973
strike by members of Providence Newspaper Guild halts publication on Sept 14 of Providence Evening Bulletin; decision to suspend publication is result of stereotypers' refusal to cross guild picket line; statement issued by newspaper mgt says publication will resume on regular basis on Sept 16 with help from nonstriking employes
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Guidelines for U.S. And Press Offered By Research Group
Date: 16 September 1973
Freedom House, after 2-day conf in June concerning status of news media, concludes that relations between Fed Govt and news media are 'deplorable' and offers guidelines for journalists and govt officials; guidelines include following: journalists should be impartial and fair, should qualify reliability of unidentified news sources, should protect press freedom while respecting rights of others and should avoid conflicts of interest; Govt officials should candidly discuss information they have and should give all journalists equal access to information
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All's Fair in Love And War, Maybe, But Not in TV Reporting; Television
Date: 16 September 1973
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
article discusses continuing confrontation between Accuracy in Media Inc, nonprofit, self-apptd 'watchdog' of electronic and print press, and NBC in relation to Sept 12 '72 airing of NBC documentary Pensions: The Broken Promise
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News of the Screen; Film on Yablonski Being Planned
Date: 16 September 1973
H Starr and J Schwerin are planning to produce film about killing of UMW leader J Yablonski, based on B Hume book Death and the Mines; illus of Yablonski
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