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WASHINGTON JOURNALISM CENTER

TALKING POINTS

September 18, 1973

I. Fundamental Relationship Between Government and the Media

A. Free government's security and existence dependson the freedom of political discourse -- FoundingFathers felt the best way to promote this freedomof discourse and an informed electorate was to leavethe information flow function in private hands.

B. Last decade has seen a distortion in this government-media relationship envisioned by the FoundingFathers -- at least as applied to broadcast media --threatens a real diminution in the First Amendmentrights of the broadcast media.

Trends Towards Greater Government Intervention in theMedia -- Action of the Government, the Congress, and the Courts Over the Last Ten Years

A. Federal Communications Commission

• 1962 President Kennedy characterized ChairmanMinow's "Wasteland" speech as an "attempt topersuade the networks to put on better children'sprograms, more public service."

1.963 FCC required broadcasters to program FairnessDoctrine responses to their own programs at theirown expense.

• 1964 FCC set an uncontested TV application forhearing because, in effect, the applicant had notproposed programs of a type the Commission favors.

• 1968 FCC held cigarette commercials subject to theFairness Doctrine -- broadcasters were forced toprogram information the Government felt the publicshould have.

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• 1969 WHDH case shattered the broadcaster's beliefthat he—knew what renewal factors he would be judgedupon by the FCC.

• 1970 FCC involvement with counter-advertising,children's television, obscenity (Sonderling),prime-time waivers...

1. Most recently, FCC's apparent decision to adoptgross percentages of broadcast time in certainprogramming categories -- perhaps the clearestexample of Government intervention in privateprogramming decisions of broadcasters.

B. Congress

• 1968 Congress held hearings on alleged news stagingduring the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

• 1971 Congress attempted to cite Frank Stanton forcontempt of Congress on his refusal to turn overprogramming materials.

• 1973 Sports Blackout Bill -- substituting governmentdecision for what should have been a private pro-gramming decision by broadcasters.

C. Courts

• 1969 Red Lion decision -- Supreme Court upheld thevague, but sweeping power of the Fairness Doctrine --Justice White's decision stated:

Although broadcasting is clearly a mediumaffected by a First Amendment interest,differences in the characterization of newmedia justify differences in the FirstAmendment standards applied to them.

• 1973 WXUR case -- Carl McIntire lost his licenseto operate a radio station -- we are now treated tothe spectacle of a radio broadcaster -- in a countrywith almost 7,000 radio stations -- being forcedto broadcast offshore.

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Above Developments Have Thoroughly Enmeshed the Government in Broadcast Programming Decisionmaking -- Regulation of Program Content

A. Government Has No Place in Regulating Program Content

1. The essential responsibility for program contentwas placed with broadcasters -- this is whatthe 1934 Act decided and what is consistentwith the First Amendment.

2. When abuses arise in the exercise of thisresponsibility by broadcasters, it is up tobroadcasters to correct them.

(a) Jefferson commented, when discussing thisthis problem, that it would "be toodifficult for Government to draw a clearline of separation between the abuse andwholesome use of the press." Thus,he placed his faith in the public's judgmentrather than the "magistrate's."

B. Censorship Tools Should be Taken Out of the Government'sHands and Government Placed in a Neutral Positionin Broadcast Regulation With a Minimum of ContentRegulation.

1. OTP has introduced a bill dealing with the licenserenewal process that would go a long way inaccomplishing this goal of minimizing the roleof the Government in program content regulation.

2. Other steps in the same direction --

(a) Judge Bazelon's dissent in McIntire - WXUR case.

(b) BEM case which went a long way towardspreserving the values of private journalismin the regulatory scheme.

3. On the other hand, other developments moving inthe opposite direction --

(a) FCC moving toward adoption of 19154 programpercentages and categories.

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(b) Recent Florida State Court decision upholdingthe Florida statute which applies theequivalent of the "personal attack" rulein broadcasting (which requires freeopportunity to respond over-the-air) tonewspapers.

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Wi lc:::BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

LAWRENCE E. LAYBOURNE, ChairmanVICE PRESIDENT, TIME

HURST R. ANDERSONHONORARY CHANCELLOR,

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL'PRESIDENT, WAVA, ARLINGTON, VA.

ROBERT E. L. BAKERDEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR,

WASHINGTON POST

D. TEN NANT BRYANPUBLISHER, RICHMOND NEWSPAPERS

JOHN CHANCELLORPRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENT, NBC NEWS

RICHARD DUDMANCHIEF WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT,

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

ARTHUR S. FLEMMINGSPECIAL CONSULTANT

TO THE PRESIDENT ON AGING

KEITH FULLER'ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER,

ASSOCIATED PRESS

HENRY GEMMILLEDITOR, NATIONAL OBSERVER

LEE HILLSEXECUTIVE EDITOR, KNIGHT NEWSPAPERS

CLARENCE H. HUNTERDIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

AND PUBLICATIONS, HOWARD UNIVERSITY

AUSTIN H. K1PLINGERPRESIDENT, KIPLINGERWASHINGTON EDITORS

THEODOREF.KOOPDIRECTOR. WASHINGTON OFFICE,

RADIO TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

DANIEL W, KOPSPRESIDENT, KOPS-MONAHAN

COMMUNICATIONS

NEWBOLD NOYESEDITOR, WASHINGTON STAR-NEWS

EUGENE C. PATTERSONEDITOR AND PRESIDENT,ST. PETERSBURG TIMES

CAROLYN S. RAEKE• WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT,

DALLAS MORNING NEWS

WALTER RIDDERPRESIDENT, NORTHWEST PUBLICATIONS

CARL T. ROWANSYNDICATED COLUMNISTAND TV COMMEN1ATOR

RICHARD S. SALANTPRESIDENT, CBS NEWS

EDWARD W. SCRIPPS IIVICE PRESIDENT,

SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSPAPERS

FREDERICK A. SEATONPRESIDENT, SEATON NEWSPAPERS-TV-RADIO

SOL TAISHOFFCHAIRMAN, BROADCASTING PUBLICATIONS

ROBERT M. WHITE IIEDITOR AND PUBLISHER,MEXICO (MO.) LEDGER

THEODORE F. KOOP, Secretary

L. A. JENNINGS,. TreasurerCHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

RIGGS NAlIONAL BANK

SAMUEL C. REDMAN, JR., Asst. TreasurerVICE PRESIDENT, RIGGS NATIONAL BANK

W. M. KIPLINCER, First Chairman(1891-1967)

JULIUS DUSCHA, Director.

CHARLES ROBERTS, Associate Director

The Washington Journalism Center2401 VIRGINIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20037/Phone: 202-331-7977

September 12, 1973

To the Participants in The Washington Journalism Center'sConference on the Media:

Attached is the program for the Conference on the Mediabeing sponsored by The Washington Journalism Center fromSeptember 17 through 20 here in Washington.

All breakfasts and luncheons will be held in theWatergate Terrace Restaurant in the Watergate Hotel at 2650Virginia Avenue, N.W. The other Conference sessions will bein the Williamsburg Room on the B-1 floor of the WatergateHotel.

Parking is available in the Watergate garages, withentrances on Virginia Avenue and New Hamsphire Avenue, N.W.Parking is also available in the garage of the Kennedy Centeradjacent to the Watergate complex.

Julius Duscha

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SEP ILI 213 PH 113OFFICE OF

TELECOPMUNICATIONS

POLICY

THE MEDIA:

MIRROR OR TORCH?

A Conference for Journalists

PROGRAM

September 17 through 20, 1.973

Sponsored by

THE WASHINGTON JOURNALISM CENTER

2401 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037

(202) 331-7977

8:30 a.m. Breakfast

Terrace RoomWatergate Restaurant

Watergate Hotel2650 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

10:15 a.m.

Williamsburg RoomB-1 FloorWatergate Hotel

12:15 p.m. Luncheon


2:30 p.m.

Williamsburg RoomWatergate Hotel

Potomac RoomWatergate Hotel

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

The Media and the Government.

Stephen Hess, Senior Fellow,

Brookings Institution; Author, "Concerning

the President".

CoMbatting Government Deception and

Secrecy: The Role of the Media.

David Wise, Author, The Politics of

Lying: Government, Deception, Secrecy,

and Power.

Watergate: The Lessons for the Media.

Benjamin C. Bradlee, Executive Editor,

The Washington Post.

The Media and the Government: Problems

of Access to Public Information.

Jack Landau, Washington Correspondent,

Newhouse Newspapers; Trustee, Reporters

Committee for Freedom of the Press.

Cocktails.

8:30 a.m. Breakfast


Watergate Hotel

10:15 a.m.

Williamsburg Room

B-1 FloorWatergate Hotel

12:15 p.m.

Luncheon


2:30 p.m.


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

Who Should Determine Access to the

Media?

Thomas R. Asher, Executive Director,

Media Access Project.

A Civil Libertarian Views the Media.

Charles Morgan, Jr., Director,

Washington Office, American Civil

Liberties Union.

The National News Council.

William Arthur, Executive Director,

National News Council.

Government, Media and the Public:

Balancing Rights and Responsibilities.

Clay T. Whitehead, Director, Office

of Telecommunications Policy.

8:30 a.m. Breakfast

Terrace RoomWatergate RestaurantWatergate Hotel

10:15 a.m.


12:15 p.m. Luncheon


2:30 p.m.


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

The Media: A House Divided.

Ronald Goldfarb, Washington Attorney.

How Accurate Are the Media?

Abraham H. Kalish, Executive Director,Accuracy in the Media.

Who Cares About a Free Press?

Marquis Childs, Syndicated Columnist.

Public Policies for the New Media.

Sol Hurwitz, Vice President andDirector of Information, Committee forEconomic Development; Project Director,CED Subcommittee on Economic and SocialImpact of the New Broadcasting Media.

8:30 a.m. Breakfast

Terrace RoomWatergate RestaurantWatergate Hotel

10:15 a.m.

Williamsburg RoomB-1 FloorWatergate Hotel

12:15 p.m. Luncheon

Terrace RoomWatergate Reataurant

2:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

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The Economics of the Media.

Ben Bagdikian, National Correspondent,Columbia Journalism Review.

The Media and Their Critics.

Victor Gold, former Press Secretaryto Vice President Agnew.

Future Media Problems: A Look Ahead.

E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr., WashingtonAttorney.

Adjournment.

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OFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20504

August 6, 1973

MEMORANDUM FOR MR. WHITEHEAD

From: Helen C. Hall

Subject: Invitation to Participate in a Conferenceon the Media, Sponsored by the WashingtonJournalism Center, September 18

The Washington Journalism Center is directed byJulius Duscha and sponsors a series of conferencesthroughout the year to help develop a broaderunderstanding among journalists of key issues inthe news. As you will see from the mast-head (ormast-side) of Julius Duscha's letter, theWashington Journalism Center has quite an eminentboard of trustees of journalists including AustinKiplinger, Newbold Noyes, Sol Taishoff, and EdwardScripps. Each one of the conferences is attendedby about 20 editors, editorial writers, commentatorsand correspondents from across the country. TheWJC Conference for September (from the 17th to the20th) is entitled, "The Media: Mirror or Torch"and hopes to cover present day interpretationsof the First Amendment, the rights and responsibilitiesof the media, government and the media, publicresponse to the media, and newsmen shield laws.

You are invited to speak at the 2:30 session of theconference on Tuesday, September 18. You would bethe only speaker at a table of 20 journalists andwould give a 15-minute presentation and then answerquestions for an hour or so. You are free to choosethe subject matter you wish to address and if the2:30 time slot on the 18th is inconvenient, theycould have you speak at any other time of your chAing

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during the conference. Other speakers invited toparticipate in this three day conference includePatrick Buchannan, George Gallop, David Brinkley,

Eric Severied, and Arthur Schlesinger but thus far

they have no confirmations since the invitationswere just sent out.

I have some major reservations about this invitation.

The first is that this confere ce is one of three

under the overall title, "Less ons of Watergate." Theother two conferences entitle , "Has the President

Too Much Power" and "Campaign Financing and ElectionReform," are in October and November respectively.Second, some of the proposed subjects for discussion

listed in the attached tentative agenda for thisconference on the media seem to be very loaded and biased

to me, such as "The First Amendment Under Attack," "How

the Government Tries to Use the Media," and "How

First Amendment Rights are Restricted," even thoughthere are some counter-balancing questions, such as

"What is the Remedy for Irresponsible Reporting" and

"How Credible are the Media in the Public's View."On the other hand, I think sometimes we too often shy

away from groups such as these rather than meeting

them head-on and perhaps shaking some of theirprejudices. This leads them to perpetuate their

biases unchallenged except in occasional appearances

by people like Pat Buchannan. I am not sure, though,whether this is the appropriate forum to meet them

head-on. Henry may want to if you would rather not.

Brian says he is neutral on this one. It is up to

you.

Accept

Regret

Henry

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OFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20504

September 6, 1973

MEMORANDUM FOR MR. WHITEHEAD

FROM: Mike McCarthy

SUBJECT: September 18, 1973 Speech

You are scheduled to speak at Julius Duscha'sConference on the Media on September 18. Your speechwill be given at a round-table session with twentyeditors and journalists from around the country. Itis scheduled to be fifteen minutes long and followedby an hour-long question and answer session.

The format of the conference doesn't seem ideally suited

for a major speech since it is limited to a small groupand apparently the focus of your appearance will be onthe question and answer session, the speech being morein the nature of opening remarks.

However, this may be a good opportunity for you to

deliver a major speech. The Conference centers on theFirst Amendment, responsibilities of the media, etc...and this is, to date, the only speech invitation youhave dealing strictly with this subject. Moreover, you

will be speaking directly to the media people mostdirectly concerned and well-versed on these important

First Amendment questions.

Will not have a text

Prepared background material andsuggested talking points

Will have a text. Arrange meeting assoon as possible with Brian, Henry,and John Eger to discuss the contentsof the speech

BOARD OF TRUSTEES:



AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

ARTHUR W. ARUNDELPRESIDENT. WAVA ARLINGTON VA


WASHINGTON POS

D. TENNANT BRYANPUBLISHER, RICHMOND NEWSPAPERS

JOHN CHANCELLORPRINCIPAL CORRLSPONDEN I, NIIC NEWS


ST LOUIS POST-DISPATCH •


TO THE PRESIDENT ON ACING

KEITH FULLERASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER,

ASSOCIATED PRESS

HENRY GEMMILLEDITOR, NATIONAL 013SERVER

LEE HILLSEXECUI IVE EDITOR, KNIGHT NEWSPAPERS

CLARENCE H. HUNTERDIRECTOR OF UNIVERS! Is( RFI AI IONS

AND PUBLICATIONS. HOWARD UNIVERSITY

AUSTIN H. KIPLINGERPRESIDENT, KIPLINGERWASHINGTON EDITORS

THEODORE F. KOOPDIRECTOR, WASHINGTON OFFICE,

RADIO TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS ASSOCIAT ION

DANIEL W. KOPSPRESIDENI, KOPS-MONAHAN

COMMUNICAT IONS


EUGENE C. PATTERSONEDITOR AND PRESIDENT,ST PETERSBURG TIMES

CAROLYN S. RAEKEWASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT,

DALLAS MORNING NEWS


CARL T. ROWANSYNDICATED COLUMNISTAND TV COMMENTATOR

RICHARD S. SALANTPRESIDENT, CBS NEWS

EDWARD W. SCRIPPS IIVICE PRESIDENT.


FREDERICK A. SEATONPRESIDENT, SEATON NEWSPAPERS-I V•RADIO

SOL TAISHOFFCHAIRMAN, BROADCASTING PUBLICAT IONS



L. A. JENNINGS, TreasurerCHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

RIGGS NATIONAL BANK

SAMUEL C. REDMAN, JR Asst TreasurerVICE PRESIDENT, RiGGS NATIONAL BANK

W. M. KIPLINGER, First Chairman(1891-1967)

JULIUS DUSCHA, Director



July 20, 1973

Mr. Clay T. Whitehead

DirectorOffice of Telecommunications Policy

1800 G Street, N.W.


Dear Tom:

The Washington Journalism Center is sponsoring a Conference

for Journalists from September 17 through 20, 1973, on the prob-

lems facing the media today. The Conference will be in Washington.

About 20 editors, editorial writers, commentators and cor-

respondents from throughout the country will attend the Conference,

which is the fourteenth in a series being sponsored by the Center

to help develop a broader understanding among journalists of key

issues in the news.

Attendance at the Conference is limited so that the sessions

can be both informal and informative.

We would like you to participate in the Conference, speaking

informally for about 15 minutes and then taking questions for an

hour or so.

We would like you to give your views on the broadcast media,

and lead a discussion at a session at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, September

18.

If this time is inconvenient, I am sure that we can arrange a

time to suit your schedule.

The session will be held at the Watergate Hotel at 2650

Virginia Avenue, N.W.

Enclosed is additional information about the Conference on

the Media, as well as the Center's Conference program. We are

hoping for an early and affirmative reply and would appreciate your

sending a biography along with your acceptance.

Sincerely,

pitTulius Duscha

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Wi 11:::BOARD OF TRUSTEES:



AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

ARTHUR W. ARUNDELPRESIDENT, WAVA. ARLINGTON, VA.


WASHINGTON POST

D. TEN NANT BRYANPUBLISHER, RICHMOND NEWSPAPERS

1OHN CHANCELLORPRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENT, NBC NEWS


ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH


TO THE PRESIDENT ON AGING

KEITH FULLERASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER,

ASSOCIATED PRESS

HENRY GEMMILLEDITOR, NATIONAL OBSERVER

LEE HILLSEXECUTIVE EDITOR, KNIGHT NEWSPAPERS

CLARENCE H. HUNTERDIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

AND PUBLICATIONS, HOWARD UNIVERSITY

AUSTIN H. KIPLINGERPRESIDENT, KIPLINGERWASHINGTON EDITORS

THEODORE F. KOOPDIRECTOR, WASHINGTON OFFICE,

RADIO TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

DANIEL W. KOPSPRESIDENT, KOPS-MONAHAN

COMMUNICATIONS


EUGENE C. PATTERSONEDITOR AND PRESIDENT,ST. PETERSBURG TIMES

CAROLYN S. RAEKEWASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT,

DALLAS MORNING NEWS


CARL T. ROWANSYNDICATED COLUMNISTAND TV COMMENTATOR

RICHARDS.SALANTPRESIDENT, CBS NEWS

EDWARD W. SCRIPPS IIVICE PRESIDENT,


FREDERICK A. SEATONPRESIDENT, SEATON NEWSPAPERS•TV•RADIO

SOL TAISHOFFCHAIRMAN. BROADCASTING PUBLICATIONS



L. A. JENNINGS, TreasurerCHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

RIGGS NATIONAL BANK

SAMUEL C. REDMAN, JR. Asst. TreasurerVICE PRESIDENT, RI

, GGS NATIONAL BANK

W. M. KIPLINGER, First Chairman(1891-1967)

JULIUS DUSCHA, Director


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September 21, 1973

Mr. Clay T. Whitehead

DirectorOffice of Telecommunications Policy

1800 G Street, N.W.Washington, D. C. 20504

Dear Tom:

Thanks again for taking time to speak at our Conference.

We heard a lot of good comments about your talk from the

participating newsmen. All in all, they felt that they got a

good cross-section of views on Media problems out of the Con-

ference.

Sincerely,

ulius Duscha

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I asked Julius 4uscha if tIleret W4S auy particularsubject he would like you to address and he said4opefu11y your views on the probleAs of televisionnews but again the topic is entirely up to you. Youwould give a IS ainute sreech and then answer questionsfor an hour.

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Conferences for Journalists 1973-74

Lessons of Watergate I

The Media: Mirror or Torch?Lessons of Watergate Il

Has the President Too Much Power?

Lessons of Watergate III

Campaign Financing and Election Reform.How Much Protection

for Consumers?

The Schools 20 Years AfterDesegregation.

Setting America's Priorities:The Budget and the Economy.

The Fuel Shortage:Myth or Menace?

Mass Transit:Convenience or Necessity?

Women's Lib:What Gains? What Next?

W The Washington Journalism Center

The Washington Journalism Center2401 Virginia Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20037

(202) 331-7977

THE WASHINGTON JOURNALISM CENTER, a non-profit educational institution, will sponsor a seriesof ten Conferences for Journalists from September,1973, through June, 1974.

This will be the third year of Conferences spon-sored by The Center to provide editors and report-ers from throughout the country with an in-depthknowledge—and with a broad range of conflictingviews—on key issues in the news. Speakers will in-clude top experts, in and out of government, in thefields discussed.

The 1973-74 Conferences are designed to ex-plore ten issues in which journalists are most inter-ested. To determine their interests, The Center con-ducted a mail survey of more than 1,500 managingeditors, city editors, reporters, editorial writers,radio and television news directors, and Washing-

ton correspondents. As a result of that survey, the

first three Conferences this fall will be devoted to

the "Lessons of Watergate"— lessons concerning

the press, the powers of the Presidency, and cam-

paign financing. The remaining Conferences will be

devoted to seven other issues that ranked highest

in the survey.

The Center is dedicated to a broader under-

standing and better reporting of public affairs.

Conferences for Journalists 1973 - 74September 17-20, 1973: Lessons of Watergate I

The Media: Mirror or Torch?

The Watergate case "broke" when the rights of the

press—the public's right to know—were under direct

government challenge. Was the press vindicated, or

will its troubles multiply— with its readers, viewers,

the courts, and public officials? The Conference will

also examine such First Amendment issues as the

rights of broadcasters and the arguments over shield

laws, news councils, and government secrecy.

October 15-18: Lessons of Watergate II

Has the President Too Much Power?

In the light of the Watergate case, many editors sug-

gested this is the most urgent issue facing the coun-

try. The Conference will trace the development of

the modern, powerful Presidency and its relations

with Congress on such issues as impoundment, ex-

ecutive privilege, and the power to wage war. Speak-

ers will include historians and legal scholars as well

as Washington officials.

November 5-8: Lessons of Watergate IIICampaign Financing and Election Reform.

The Watergate case might never have happened if

the U. S. had long ago enacted an effective campaign

spending law, with full accountability and a sensibleceiling on expenditures. The Conference will exam-ine the 1971 campaign "reform" laws, the new roleof the General Accounting Office in enforcing someof the major provisions of the law, and look ahead topossible changes and to the 1974 Congressional andstate campaigns.

December 10-13: How Much Protection for Consumers?

In the past ten years Congress has passed 25 con-

sumer protection laws, and many newspapers, mag-

azines, and television and radio stations have ap-

pointed consumer affairs reporters and editors. Are

those laws working? And are the media specialists

doing their job? This Conference will examine the

successes and failures of the laws as seen through

the eyes of consumer advocates, business, and gov-

ernment officials. It will also look at proposed new

laws covering food, drugs, selling and lending prac-

tices, and auto safety.

January 8-11, 1974: The Schools 20 Years After Desegregation.

The year 1974 marks the 20th anniversary of the Su-

preme Court's historic decision ordering desegrega-

tion of the public schools with "all deliberate speed.

Are the schools now better or worse? The Confer-

ence will assess changes in the schools since 1954and look at probable developments in teaching, ad-ministration, and school finance during the nextdecade.

February 5-8: Setting America's Priorities: The Budgetand the Economy.

This Conference will be held just after the Presi-dent's annual Budget Message and Economic Reportare sent to Congress, in a year when some econo-mists fear a recession. Critics and defenders of thosedocuments will appraise the President's goals andthe adequacy of funds asked to achieve them. Speak-ers will assess results of the Administration's "newfederalism," the prospects of further inflation, andthe roles of government and the private sector in set-ting the basic course of the U. S. economy.

March 5-8: The Fuel Shortage: Myth or Menace?This Conference will probably coincide with anotherlate-winter fuel oil crisis in the Midwest and North-east. Going beyond "energy crisis" discussions ofthe past year, the Conference will pinpoint respon-sibility for production and distribution problems thatseven Congressional committees have investigated.Speakers will include representatives of the Admin-istration, Congress, the fuel industry, and the aca-demic "think tanks."

April 2-5: The Urban Crisis: Growth, Zoningand Land Use.

Nearly every editor covered by the Center's survey

asked for a Conference on these pressing, interre-

lated problems. Can growth be limited? Can the cen-

tral city be saved? Can we prevent suburban slums?

Federal, state, and local government officials, as well

as academicians, will respond to these and other

land-use questions.

May 14-15: Mass Transit: Convenience or Necessity?

Our streets are choked with private cars, our air is

polluted with their exhaust fumes, and we may be

running out of gasoline; yet little progress is being

made on one partial answer to all these problems:

mass transit. Experts from both federal and local

agencies will examine the obstacles and propose

answers.

June 18-21: Women's Lib: What Gains? What Next?

This Conference will review the women's movement

in terms of its goals, accomplishments, and failures

— and its future. What effect has the movement had

— and what effect would the Equal Rights Amend-

ment have in the future—on the family, on business

and industry, and on government? Again, speakers

will represent a wide cross-section of views in a seri-

ous, in-depth study going beneath the headlines and

personalities involved.

Past ParticipantsA total of 216 journalists representing 88 newspa-pers, magazines, news services, and broadcast newsorganizations from the United States, Canada, andEurope attended the 13 Conferences sponsored byThe Center in the first two years of its Conferenceprogram. Many organizations have become "regu-lars," and many individual journalists have attendedmore than one Conference.

The Conferences have produced two books, dozensof newspaper series, and hundreds of better-informededitorial judgments. They provide access to impor-tant officials and experts, with an opportunity forgive-and-take discussion, that an individual journal-ist could not possibly arrange in a comparable lengthof time. Participants have described them as "enor-mously informative" and "invaluable" in dealingwith complex issues.

News organizations represented at one or more ofthe past Conferences include:

ABC NewsAkron Beacon-Journal

Allentown Call-ChronicleAnn Arbor NewsArkansas GazetteArmy Times

Associated PressBaltimore SunBergen RecordBoston Globe

Buffalo Evening NewsCBS News

Changing Times Education Service

Charleston GazetteCharlotte ObserverChicago Daily NewsChicago Tribune

Cincinnati EnquirerCleveland Plain Dealer

Columbia StateCopley News Service

Daily Oklahoman and TimesDayton Daily News

Dayton Journal HeraldDell Publishing Company

Detroit Free PressDetroit News

Dubuque Telegraph-HeraldFlint Journal

Gannett NewspapersHartford CourantHouston Chronicle

Houston PostHutchinson NewsIndianapolis News

Kiplinger Washington EditorsKnight Newspapers

Landmark Washington BureauLincoln Journal

Lindsay-Schaub NewspapersLondon (Ont.) Free Press

Louisville Courier-JournalLouisville Times

Manchester Union LeaderMemphis Commercial Appeal

Miami HeraldMiami News

Middletown PressMinneapolis Star

Minneapolis TribuneNashville TennesseanNational ObserverNew London DayNew York Times

NewsdayOil City Derrick

Philadelphia BulletinPhiladelphia Inquirer

Pittsburgh PressPotomac Associates

Providence Journal and Evening BulletinQuincy Patriot LedgerRichmond News LeaderRichmond Times-Dispatch

Ridder PublicationsRoanoke Times

Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

Rock Hill Evening HeraldSt. Paul Dispatch

St. Petersburg TimesSouth Bend Tribune

TimeToday

Toledo BladeToronto Globe and Mail

Toronto StarTrenton Times

Troy Daily NewsWashington Post

Washington Star-NewsWichita Eagle

Willoughby News-HeraldWilmington News-Journal

WBAL- BaltimoreWGN-Chicago

WMAL-WashingtonWTOP —Washington

ZDF German Television

ParticipationEach Conference is limited to 20 participants to pro-vide a maximum opportunity for questions and thefull exchange of views. Eligible to participate areeditors, news directors, reporters, correspondents,editorial writers, commentators and other workingjournalists employed by newspapers and magazinesof general circulation and by radio and televisionnews departments.

The fee for each Conference is $300. This includesa double-occupancy room in the Watergate Hotel, at

2650 Virginia Ave., N.W., and most meals. For sin-gle occupancy, add $40. If you wish to make your

own hotel arrangements or if you live in Washington

and do not need a hotel room, the fee is $225. The

Conference sessions are held in the Watergate Hotel

and The Watergate Terrace Restaurant.

In order to bring the cost of the Conference within

the budgets of as many news organizations as pos-

sible, the Conference fee covers only The Washing-

ton Journalism Center's out-of-pocket costs for the

Conferences and does not include any of the Center's

overhead costs, which are paid for by foundations

and other contributors.

ContributorsDuring 1972 and 1973 contributors to The Washing-ton Journalism Center included the following:

Ford FoundationFrank E. Gannett FoundationGridiron FoundationJohnson FoundationKipfinger FoundationKnight FoundationRobert Wood Johnson Foundation

The Washington Journalism Center

Board of TrusteesLawrence E. Laybourne, Chairman of the Board.Vice President, Time Inc.

Hurst R. Anderson, Honorary Chancellor,The American University

Arthur W. Arundel, President, WAVA, Arlington, Va.

Robert E. L. Baker, Deputy Managing Editor,The Washington Post.

D. Tennant Bryan, Publisher, Richmond Newspapers, Inc.

John Chancellor, Principal Correspondent, NBC News.

Richard Dudman, Chief Washington Correspondent,

St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Arthur S. Flemming, Commissioner,Administration on Aging.

Keith Fuller, Assistant General Manager,The Associated Press.

Henry Gemmill, Editor, The National Observer.

Lee Hills, President and Publisher, Detroit Free Press,

and Executive Editor, Knight Newspapers.

Clarence H. Hunter, Writer, Editorial Section, Public

Relations, General Motors Corporation.

Austin H. Kiplinger, President, The Kiplinger

Washington Editors, Inc.

Theodore F. Koop, Director, Washington Office,

Radio Television News Directors Association.

Daniel W. Kops, President, Kops-Monahan

Communications, Inc.

Newbold Noyes, Editor, The Washington Star-News.

Eugene C. Patterson, Editor and President,

St. Petersburg Times.

Carolyn S. Raeke, Washington Correspondent,

Dallas Morning News.

Walter Ridder, President, Northwest Publications, Inc.

Carl T. Rowan, Syndicated Columnist and

Television Commentator.

Richard S. Salant, President, CBS News.

Edward W. Scripps II, Vice President,Scripps-Howard Newspapers.

Frederick A. Seaton, President,Seaton Newspapers, Television and Radio.

Sol Taishoff, Chairman, Broadcasting Publications.

Robert M. White II, Editor and Publisher,

Mexico, Mo., Ledger.

W. M. Kiplinger, 1891-1967. First Chairman of the Board.

Founder and Publisher, The Kiplinger Washington Letters

and Changing Times.

Julius Duscha, Director

Charles Roberts, Associate Director.

Registration for 1973-1974 Conferences

If you would like to register yourself or a member of your staff for any of the Conferences, fill out

the form below and mail to The Washington Journalism Center. Attendance at each Conference

is limited.

The Washington Journalism Center Date

2401 Virginia Avenue, N.W.Washington, D. C. 20037(202) 331-7977

Register me (or a representative of our organization to be named later) for the Conference or Con-

ferences checked below:

CI September 17-20The Media: Mirror or Torch?

Li October 15-18Has the President Too Much Power?

El November 5-8Campaign Financing and Election Reform.

Li December 10-13How Much Protection for Consumers?

LII January 8-11The Schools 20 Years After Desegregation.

Name

Title

News Organization

Li February 5-8Setting America's Priorities:The Budget and the Economy.

El March 5-8The Fuel Shortage: Myth or Menace?

LI April 2-5The Urban Crisis:Growth, Zoning and Land Use.

LI May 14-17Mass Transit: Convenience or Necessity?

El June 18-21Women's Lib: What Gains? What Next?

Street

City State Zip

Telephone

Li A single-occupancy hotel room ($340 fee). CI No hotel room ($225 fee).

CI A double-occupancy hotel room LI Enclosed is the fee

($300 fee). CI Please bill me.

If you would like further information on any of the Conferences, fill in your name and address and

indicate below the Conferences in which you are interested, and the information will be sent to

you approximately six weeks before the Conference dates.

WI(The Washington Journalism Center

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A Conference for JournalistsSeptember 17-20, 1973

Washington, D. C.

Sponsored byThe Washington Journalism Center

The Media: Mirror or Torch?

A Conference for Journalists

September 17-20,1973

CONFERENCE AIMS

The role of the media in the United States hasbeen challenged during recent years as seldombefore in the history of the country. Beginning inthe early 1960's with the coverage of racial newsand the reporting on the war in Vietnam and con-tinuing with the coverage of the Nixon Adminis-tration and, most recently, of the Watergate case,the media have come under serious attacks whichhave caused many persons both in and out of jour-nalism to question the role of newspapers, maga-zines, and radio and television.

The Conference on the Media will explore allaspects of the problems confronting Americanjournalism today. Discussions during the four-dayConference will range from ethical to economicquestions.

Not only will spokesmen for newspapers, andmagazines, and broadcasting present their views atthe Conference, speakers will also include leadinghistorians, legal scholars, and critics of the mediaso that a wide cross-section of views on Americanjournalism will be available to Conference partici-pants.

Subjects to be covered will include present-dayinterpretations of the First Amendment, both therights and responsibilities of the media, govern-ment and the media, public response to the mediaand such other problems as subpoenaing of jour-nalists and prior restraints on the media.

The Conference is the first in a series of threebeing sponsored in the fall of 1973 by The Wash-ington journalism Center on "The Lessons ofWatergate." The other two Conferences will be onThe Presidency and on Campaign Financing andElections Reform.

TENTATIVE PROGRAM

The First Amendment Under Attack.What Did the Founding Fathers Have in Mind?The First Amendment Today.How First Amendment Rights Are Restricted.

1? Rights of the Media.How Much Access to Public Information?

Is Prior Restraint Ever justified?Do Broadcasters Have the Same Rights as News-

papers?Should journalists Be Subject to Subpoenas?

Responsibilities of the Media.

Who Should Determine Access to the Media?

What Is the Remedy for Irresponsible Re- •

porting?Is a National News Council Needed?

Government and the Media.What Are the Media Lessons of the Watergate

Case?Should the Media and the Government be

Antagonists?How the Government Tries to Use the Media.

The Public and the Media. •

Who is Reading, Listening, and Watching?

How Credible Are the Media in the Public's

View?The Economics of the Media.

PARTICIPATION

Attendance at the Conference on the

Media will be limited to provide for

meaningful discussion among the partici-

pants and speakers.The Conference fee is $300. This in-

cludes a double-occupancy room in the

Watergate Hotel at 2650 Virginia Avenue,

N.W., in Washington, and most meals. For

single occupancy, add $40. If no hotel

room is needed, the fee is $225. All Con-

ference sessions will be held in the Water-

gate Hotel.In order to bring the cost of t

he Con-

ference within the budgets of as many news

organizations as possible, the Conference

fee covers only The Washington Journalism

Center's out-of-pocket costs for the Con-

ference. The Center's overhead costs are

paid for by foundations and other con-

tributors to the Center.

PAST PARTICIPANTS

A total of 216 journalists representing 88 news-papers, magazines, news services and broadcastersfrom throughout the United States as well as fromCanada and Europe have attended Conferences forJournalists sponsored by The Washington Jour-nalism Center. A list of news organizations repre-sented at one or more of the previous Conferencesfollows:

ABC NewsAkron Beacon-Journal

Allentown Call-ChronicleAnn Arbor NewsArkansas GazetteArmy Times

Associated PressBaltimore SunBergen RecordBoston Globe

Buffalo Evening NewsCBS News

Changing Times Education ServiceCharleston GazetteCharlotte ObserverChicago Daily NewsChicago Tribune

Cincinnati EnquirerCleveland Plain Dealer

Columbia StateCopley News Service

Daily Oklahoman and TimesDayton Daily News

Dayton Journal HeraldDell Publishing Company

Detroit Free PressDetroit News

Dubuque Telegraph-HeraldFlint Journal

Gannett NewspapersHartford CourantHouston Chronicle

Houston PostHutchinson NewsIndianapolis News

Kiplinger Washington EditorsKnight Newspapers

Landmark Washington Bureau

Lincoln JournalLindsay-Schaub Newspapers

London (Ont.) Free PressLouisville Courier-Journal

Louisville TimesManchester Union Leader

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Miami HeraldMiami News

Middletown PressMinneapolis Star

Minneapolis TribuneNashville TennesseanNational ObserverNew London DayNew York Times

NewsdayOil City Derrick

Philadelphia BulletinPhiladelphia Inquirer

Pittsburgh PressPotomac Associates

Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin

Quincy Patriot LedgerRichmond News Leader

Richmond Times-DispatchRidder PublicationsRoanoke Times

Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

Rock Hill Evening Herald

St. Paul DispatchSt. Petersburg TimesSouth Bend Tribune

TimeToday

Toledo BladeToronto Globe and Mail

Toronto StarTrenton TimesTroy Daily NewsWashington Post

Washington Star-NewsWichita Eagle

Willoughby News-Herald

Wilmington News-JournalWBAL-BaltimoreWGN-Chicago

WMAL-WashingtonWTOP-Washington

ZDF German Television

The Washington Journalism Center

Board of Trustees

Lawrence E. Laybourne, Chairman of the Board. Vice Presi-

dent, Time Inc.Hurst R. Anderson, Honorary Chancellor, The American

University.Arthur W. Arundel, President, WAVA, Arlington, Va.Robert E.L. Baker, Deputy Managing Editor, The Washington

Post.D. Tennant Bryan, Publisher, Richmond Newspapers, Inc.John Chancellor, Principal Correspondent, NBC News.Richard Dudman, Chief Washington Correspondent, St. Louis

Post-Dispatch.Arthur S. Flemming, Commissioner, Administration on Aging.Keith Fuller, Assistant General Manager, The Associated Press.Henry Gemmill, Editor, The National Observer.Lee Hills, President and Publisher, Detroit Free Press, and

Executive Editor, Knight Newspapers.Clarence H. Hunter, Writer, Editorial Section, Public

Relations,

General Motors Corp.Austin H. Kiplinger, President, The Kiplinger Washington

Editors, Inc.Theodore F. Koop, Director, Washington Office, Radio Tele-

vision News Directors Association.Daniel W. Kops, President, Kops-Monahan Communications,

Inc.Newbold Noyes, Editor, The Washington Star-News.Eugene C. Patterson, Editor and President, St. Petersburg

Times.Carolyn S. Raeke, Washington Correspondent, Dallas Morning

News.Walter Ridder, President, Northwest Publications, Inc.Carl T. Rowan, Syndicated Columnist and Television com-

mentator.Richard S. Salant, President, CBS News.Edward W. Scripps II, Vice President, Scripps-Howard

News-

papers.Frederick A. Seaton, President, Seaton Newspapers,

Television

and Radio.Sol Taishoff, Chairman, Broadcasting Publications.Robert M. White II, Editor and Publisher, Mexico, Mo., Ledge-

W.M. Kiplinger, 1891-1967. First Chairman of the Board.

Founder and Publisher, The Kiplinger Washington Let-

ters and Chainging Times magazine.

Julius Duscha, DirectorCharles Roberts, Associate Director

To: The Washington Journalism Center

2401 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037202-331-7977

I will attend the Conference on The Media, September 17-20, 1973.

I would like:

o A single-occupancy hotel room ($340 fee).O A double-occupancy hotel room ($300 fee).

El No hotel room ($225 fee).

Name

Title

News Organization

Street

City State Zip

Telephone

0 Enclosed is the fee. 0 Please bill me.

Founded in 1965 to encourage moreresponsible reporting of public affairs, TheWashington Journalism Center is an inde-pendent, non-profit educational institution.The Center is supported entirely by fundsfrom foundations, news-gathering organiza-tions and other private sources. It has noconnection with the government.

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