THE REWARDS OF GOOD JOURNALISM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01314R000100680006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2004
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 18, 1977
• Content Type: MISC

Approved EorRelease 2004/10/12 : CIA aDP88-013'f4R000100680006-
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of good journa1ism.-
Today, good newspapers have to do a lot more
Shan just report the news. They have to open
doors marked "closed," ask questions people
don't want to answer and build a story the way a
-detective builds an airtight case.
A "hot tip" or a "good hunch" might put
them onto the trail of something big. But it takes
hours of research, miles of travel, endless cor-
Toboration of facts and scraps of information to
-turn a good lead into a newsworthy story
This kind of care and dedication resulted in
some of the most important stories Knight-
Ridder papers carried last year.
In Pl>liladelphia, for example, the Inquirer
uncovered incidents of brutality, corruption and
suspicious deaths at Farview State Hospital, an
institution for the criminally insane. The story
rocked the community, sparked reform and
earned a Pulitzer Prize for special local reporting.
In Miami, the Herald disclosed the fact
that a convicted criminal was involved in a big
Miami Beach building project ... and kept the
city council from making a disastrous mistake.
In Wichita, the Eagle and Beacon-exposed a
used car scandal that was costing unsuspecting
citizens thousands of hard-earned dollars.
All across the country, Knight-Ridder news-.
papers worked harder, dug deeper to alert their
communities to ongoing crime and corruption.
Because each Knight-Ridder paper is committed
to the ideal of excellence. That means reporting
the news fairly. It means interpreting the news
objectively. And it means uncovering all the
news that readers need to know.
This kind of dedication can result in rewards
like the Pulitzer Prize, an honor that any news-
paper is proud to receive. It always results in the
satisfaction of serving the community. And this is
the reward that all good papers work toward
every time they go to press.
Philadelphia Inquirer ? Philadelphia Daily News
Detroit Free Press ? Miami Herald ? St. Paul Dispatch ?
St. Paul Pioneer Press ? Charlotte Observer -
Charlotte News ? San Jose Mercury ? San Jose News
Wichita Eagle ? Wichita Beacon ? Akron Beacon Journal
Long Beach Press-Telegram ? Long Beach Independent ?
Lexington Herald ? Lexington Leader ? Gary Post-Tribune
Duluth News-Tribune ? Duluth Herald ? Macon Telegraph ?
Macon News ? Columbus Enquirer ? Columbus Ledger
Pasadena Star-News ? Tallahassee Democrat
Grand Forks Herald ? Journal of Commerce
Bradenton Herald ? Boulder Daily Camera
Aberdeen American News ?
Boca Raton News
Knight-Ridder Newspapers
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