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Article: Going face to face with readers. (The Fresno Bee ombudsman)
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- Nieman Reports
- Article date:
- June 22, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 Harvard University, Nieman Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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A friend suggested the other day that I was "silly, at best," to speak before "conservative" groups like the Rotary and Farm Bureau on behalf of the "liberal" media and a "liberal" newspaper like The Fresno Bee.
I not only take exception to her choice of words, I also take exception to her thesis.
First, there's nothing "silly" at all about schmoozing with readers on the essence of the First Amendment--discussing what an unfettered press means on a personal basis, particularly at a time when people have become polarized, vitriolic and vicious around issues like abortion and welfare and homosexuals in the armed forces. Then, you've got those loaded ...
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