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The article discusses the so-called alternative or underground newspapers in the U.S. and states the difficulty in defining what these really are. It notes as to how alternative press is established and points out that it has grown old with its original audience. It compares the conventional newspapers with that of their alternative counterpart in terms of the contents. It focuses as well on the different things these alternative newspapers bring particularly when it comes to news coverage, their editors and their interest in featuring unknown writers and publishing long articles. Moreover, it presents the reason why their editors are becoming uneasy despite the fact these have become respectable.

The article reports on the accusation of the Israeli government that American and European new organizations are suppressing negative stories on Syria and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). It mentions the television program "20/20," which describes the Israeli treatment of Palestinians which angered Ze'ev Chafets, director of the government press office. It states that the U.S. and European news organizations fear terrorist reprisals which is the major reason for suppressing stories.

The article offers information related to the quality of reports by watchers in Hong Kong, China. It comments that since the watchers must settle for secondary sources from newspapers, radio, returning visitors, they tend to keep their conclusions conservative. It states that the watchers have some evidence that could affect many parts of the country.

The article focuses on the rumor concerning the launch of a manned missile into space by the Soviet Union in 1958. It states that the rumor was brought out by the Associated Press (AP) and was reported by some correspondents such as Moscow Bureau Chief Constantin Zar-nekau of the Agence France-Presse staying that for the fist time a man has sent aboard a Soviet rocket. However, it also mentions that some of the correspondents say the rumors have no official confirmation yet.

The article focuses on the media coverage made by patrolman Henry Gordon wherein he monitors the workings of a police department in Cleveland, Ohio. It states that Gordon does the job of an actual police within six months and observes the workings of policemen. It says that Gordon unveils the policemen who drunk and loaf while on duty, however, he also reports that some policemen are brave, dedicated, and underpaid. Police Chief Frank Story welcomes any information uncovered by Gordon.

The article discusses the presence of foreign correspondents, including Max Freedman, gathering news about the federal government in Washington D.C. It notes that Washington is the appropriate place for news since it offers endless possibilities for foreign newsmen in search for interesting source materials about the country. Particular focus is also given to foreign newsmen gaining access to officials in the capital including Switzerland's Werner Imhoof and Great Britain's O. Henry Brandon.

The article discusses the revisions that were made on the newspaper, "The Star," in the U.S. which include more analytical news coverage and improved feature stories and graphics. It presents that the reason behind the changes is the introduction of the participatory management by its editor, Stephen D. Isaacs, and notes the role of the employees in management. It mentions the number of committees or teams the management scheme has and the different people that comprise those. Moreover, it states that despite "The Star" being uneven, most of its American readers notice the changes and are in favor of it.

The article discusses the way local television news coverage is handled to the public. It refers to the television show fab themed as happy talk news shows which showed a behavioral misrepresentation of coverage news. However, it also concerns on the worst effects at the local television news as they also threaten the journalistic credibility. Although, the good thing of the happy talks news is that many stations are cutting back on the way television broadcasting of news are presented but some have replaced happy talk news with unhappy talks, the same as the style of gathering news and reports among tabloids.

The article offers information related to the 1983 visit of Pope John Paul II in Poland. It highlights the strict implementation of the country's law to protect the safety of the Pope that causes difficulties to the reporters in covering the news regarding his visit. It states that news organization had every reason to worry about how the Polish people would handle the task of accommodating 700 foreign journalists covering the pope's visit.

The article focuses on the negotiation between representatives of the U.S. Justice Department's Community Relations Service and members of the press and police officials in handling news coverage on riots. It refers to the proposed voluntary guidelines which were modeled after a system used in Omaha, Nebraska wherein a 30 minutes news gap is enforced at outbreak. The news coverage rules had worked when it was introduced in Buffalo, New York three weeks before a riot broke out on June 27, 1967.

The article focuses on the permission given by the Secretary of State John Foster Dulles to 24 news-gathering organizations in U.S. to send their reporters to mainland China. It says that Dulles' decision was criticized by the press because of its limitation on the number of legitimate and accredited correspondents. Moreover, editors protested on the discrimination to small papers like Virginius Dabney, president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors.

The article offers information on how television (TV) networks formed an impromptu network to broadcast the Teamster Boss Dave Beck's hearing in the Senate investigators. It states that the affiliation of King and ABC TV networks have created an impromptu network due to lack of finance in televising the hearing. It adds that another three networks, which include the WAAM, WBAL, and WMAR of Baltimore, Maryland, have been added to the impromptu networks that also contribute in airing the hearing.

The article focuses on the condition of "Time Magazine" correspondent Calvin Trillin in covering news in the U.S.' southern regions. It mentions that these correspondents are moving in a fast-paced mode in covering news, particularly Trillin. It cites Trillin's challenges in obtaining news coverage regarding race relations, riots, and political issues. Moreover, Trillin's brief background is also mentioned.

The article focuses on a news publicity that uses a teleprinter to deliver its handouts in the U.S. It states that this ingenious approach was first tried in New York by a onetime publicity man named Herbert Muschel, who launched PR News Association in Manhattan. It mentions that Muschel's success inevitably attracted imitators, wherein in 1958, Chicago Cit News Bureau, a journalistic cooperative, launched the PR News Service, a private publicity system patterned after Muschel's brainchild.

The article offers information on the functions of a newsmagazine. It mentions that a newsmagazine aims to gather news, particularly in space and science like the rescue of a 20-man science team by the U.S. Air Force from a block of Arctic ice in November 1958. It says that a newsmagazine must interpret the news that is free from punditry. It adds that a newsmagazine must encourage readers by providing them with relevant information.