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Page 2 ? September 19, 1984 Dateline THE GAMECOCK U.S. press standards on rise, meetina S.C. journalists tnlrl Associated Press CHARLESTON ? While there are no easy answers to the ethical quandaries journalists face every day, the ethical standards of the American press are higher than they've ever been, editors from across South Carolina meeting here were told. Dill Inati /?K'iirman f f Kn Pirct A mnnHmnnt um jvau v/iivj, iiiv viiau man v/i uiv, i n r>i niiiviiuiuvni Congress, said Saturday the press must find some way to explain its ethics and the way it operates to the public. "We do have standards. 1 think they're high. We have the most responsible press we have had in this country," she told tho Associated Press News Council meeting. Otto, the editorial page editor of the Rocky Mountain news, told about 30 editors of Associated Press member newspapers that it is important the press explain its standards to the public that, since Vietnam and Watergate, has become conscious of the enormous power of the media. "WY> whn .-ire thi? rnrriors. of information don't tell the public what we do. The public has no idea how a news judgement is made. I think they have some complaints. We have to yet out and tell them," she said, adding that some people who don't understand how the media operate would like outside regulations on the press. "we have to imu some way to put our own teci 10 me lire and calm down those wolves at the door," Otto added. , The First Amendment Congress is comprised of representatives from media organizations around the nation, and works on issues involving freedom of speech and eedom of the press. I. rn.'/l /Arnani-foHAnc hm,g% u/rittOM WllV/, VMIW .^aiu iiituiv 11 v. w r> v/i ^anu.auuu.i uavv >t i mvn codes of ethics, suggested there should be a way to make reporters accountable to such codes. "It is very difficult to question our collcgues and our peers because they are still our cohorts," she said. "Don't we need some type of mechanism? If we don't institute some type of peer review, what is a code of ethics worth?" The editors agreed that the ethical questions confronting reporters aren't easy ones. "Will questions a reporter asks change if they are asked over a lunch bought by a source?" Otto asked. "Does it make a difference if it's a McDonalds or a fine French Restaruant?" "Ethics has to be personal," she said. "I has to be where we are in our own ethical development." ... Tom Nielson, the executive news editor of TIk-News and ..f /"i i ,u?. i'.i,??rtt v. uui 111 ui v i la i loiun >aiu uicu iiitit aa iisj tasy aii^^v.i > because there arc no easy questions." "1 hear this talk about ethics and 1 think maybe we're simply talking about professionalism," he said, addine that "newspaper people must start off being ethical first." Rusty Rein, the executive editor of The Rock Hill Evening Herald, said "it's important that the people who work in our business are moral creamres." Tin* (iAMKCOCK is the student I ^IHMBBB FIRST T newspaper of the l'ni\ersit> of South Carolina and is published three times m a week on Mondays. Wednesdays and I /^~n Fridays during the fall and spring /Oi'A [>f"\\ semesters and weekly on Wednesdays I Nt""/ \A/ L.'J \ during lioth summer sessions, with the I 1 1 ^T?i exception of university holidays and e\- I I ^ V*-5)/, I I V amination periods. I \|/ Opinions expressed in the (i.VMK- I COCK are those of the editors and not I y" those of the I niversity of South Caro- I lina. ? The Hoard of Student Publications I :?nrl (' imntlinir:itinnK iv I h*? milkl ivhor *if V the (lAMKCOCK. The Student Media 9 JEWELRY \ Department is the parent organization d of the tiAMKCOCK. I "GAMECOCK H ( hantfc of address forms, suhscrip- maim at di noon** ?nr tion requests and other correspondence % MAIN AI blUbbUMAU should l>e sent to the tiAMKCOCK. Drawer A. l'ni\ersit\ of South Cam- ^??wjawMMMB linn. Columbia. S.C. 292(18. Subscription rates are .SI.">.00 for (1) # tear. SS.00 per fall or spring semester 9 r A Jk IT M ^ | and S.i.OO for both summer sessions. 9 |"|B BB g |_ i^J 9 i I turd riass postage paid at t oiumitia. s.c. The tiAMKCOCK is a lircnsvil student organization of the I'niversitv of ^ South Carolina and receives funding from student activity fees. ft . I ; ^ I.-v Photographers I: # Meeting I: I j factory trai friday | we service any 3 p.m. * I; : JIM IflDSO ^ r- i A i _ ? ft. , - -- ^v' v V>|h^rV 7'i ' '< . ' r~~ -?? n. " Eating out of her hand Betsy Huggins, a journalism junior, shares h Jackson's retu Accnriator! Procc GREENVILLE ? Republican and Democratic leaders in South Carolina disagree on the political impact of Jesse Jackson's return to his home state. "A tremendous amount of political awakening can take place depending on now much time he (Jackson) spends in the state," said William Gibson, vice chairman of the national board of directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Jackson's presence will "enhance the viability of blacks in politics," said the Greenville dentist, who added that Jackson's presence could change politics with his emphasis on blacks IME EVER ^ Gamecock 1 uist-A-BeadTM BEC c,asP | laps warehouse C?tm jjj mmk IEADQUARTERS" I IOSS FROM HONEYCOMBS i m/ji > o in nrnimc : WM i^Lr rwmw^tj oni > ? BMW | ( TRIUMPH j ^ CI AT I 1 rift i : NED TECHNICIANS ; p? MAKE FOREIGN CARS \ ij j ! ? IN SPORTS CARS : j I st Beltline Blvd. i | ^ uth Carolina 29204 J, | ^ 'J;15#50 S | I JBSBSS^bL _ - - J^k KynRj^^V^ J ^iyBISD^" ?|idCB ler popcorn with the pigeons that look for hand rn to S.C. spai and whites uniting in response to com Ill ill III > lltcu:*. Jackson, an unsuccessful Democratic presidential candidate, returned to his hometown last week alter 20 years, saying he was home to stay. He purchased his mother's home in Greenville during the summer and last week registered to vote here. He also transferred his residency from Illinois to South Carolina. The civil rights leader said he renet roc irlon/'\/ nartlvf n t iiauii.iiiv.u i v,.iiuviiv.j i iy uv.v,uu.iv. iic wanted to be with his mother and grandmother. He also said he wants to become "politically, socially and morally," involved in South Carolina politics. But former state Democratic party THERE ARE TW< OMING A NURSI ^And they're b sen ted by the insigni? as a member of the A Corps. The caduceus means you're part of a in vvhirh prlnr career advancement i ^Hkl not the exception. T1 :he right means you command respc ning a BSN, write: Army Nurse Op :ton, NJ 07015. MY NURSE CORPS. Bl STUD I r APPRECI NIG I located beside Loading Dock locks west of Capitol on Lady & Gad: THIS COUPON GOOD I wine or bar brai UNIVERSITY OF SOD GOOD ONLY ON I'HURSD/ ON( COUPON PEM P{ Photo by Ray Gfonbcq louts on the State House grounds. I ks debate chairman Don Fowler and state Republican Party chairman George Graham said it is too early to predict whether Jackson's return will impact on state politics. They agree that Jackson's influence will depend largely on whether he plans to be actively involved in state politics by running for an office or becoming involved in the Democratic Party. Jackson has said he will help with statewide campaigns and with voter registration. Although he has not stated any intentions for political office, Jackson said he will leave his options open. 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