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The Pretenders of Fleet Street

by Claud Cockburn,

Irresponsible they were, boring they were not

Cutting Velvet at the New York Times

by Earl Shorris,

The degeneration of the newspaper of record

Cultural Terrorism

by Michael Arthur Ledeen,

The Italian press as public-relations organ for the Communist party

Sins of Omission

by Eugene J. McCarthy,

The media as censor

Whisperings in the Press Gallery

by Peter H. Schuck,

In which it is argued that the balcony has become the pit

Whisperings in the Press Gallery

by Neil MacNeil,

In which it is argued that the balcony has remained true to itself

A matter of privilege

Chinese boxes

by Joel L. Swerdlow,

Babbitt unbound

by Rhoda Koenig,

Pandora’s box

by Jim Hougan,

A Chorus of Sycophants

by David Selbourne,

The Indian press in an attitude of adoration

The case of the prodigal prelate

by Philip Nobile,

The ostrich effect

by Edwin Diamond,

Arafat’s press agents

by William (William J.) Drummond, Augustine Zycher,

A good word for the CIA

by George III Crile,

Six o’clock prayers

by Jack Richardson,

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The Pretenders of Fleet Street

Cutting Velvet at the New York Times

Cultural Terrorism

Sins of Omission

Whisperings in the Press Gallery

Whisperings in the Press Gallery

A matter of privilege

Chinese boxes

Babbitt unbound

Pandora’s box

A Chorus of Sycophants

The case of the prodigal prelate

The ostrich effect

Arafat’s press agents

A good word for the CIA

Six o’clock prayers

December 1977

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