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Tim et. al.<BR>
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Thanks for your reply.<BR>
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I agree that document theft does not rank high on the list of topics for sensational "yellow journalism." <BR>
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Then why was the Berger story so widely reported in a sensational manner, even before there was time to clarify what was really going on? They had Berger hiding the documents down his pants to "steal" them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does this not sound like a story being hyped with "sensationalized" details? You are asserting the story does not fit the model of a "sensational" media event, yet it was reported with overtones of this kind of story.<BR>
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Yes, of course, most do not know who Sandy Berger is, or care, but this image, that went out nationally in our media and was widely reported, of Berger with documents down his pants, was heard by many, I am certain.<BR>
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We are not talking here of a minor error correction for a journalistic mistake when Berger was "cleared," if he truly is. We are talking about the media ruining someone's public reputation, then not reporting widely that they were cleared. <BR>
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If Berger being "charged" with document theft is headline news, his exoneration should be headline news. Seems fair to me, though I do not think the media should be trying people in public like they do now in the first place.<BR>
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Ted Moffett</FONT></HTML>