THE DETI F Ir O d l TayJEZir chN7/51969-9 B randeis Explodes 'Press Myth' on Guerrilla Warfare in "traditional disorders." The re- searchers said the 70 per cent fig- ure was consistent with the per- centage of known precipitating in- cidents identified in past disorders. The report leveled especially heavy criticism at the national press, charging that it overreacted. "Few of the nationally known newspapers and magazines at- tempted to verify sniping reports coming out of the cities; few were willing to undertake independent investigations of their own; and far too many were overly zealous in their reports of a 'trend' based on limited and unconfirmed evid- ence. Warning that the press may have provided the script for future conspiracies, the researchers call- ed for: WALTHAM, Mass.—Reports that "Riot Data Review," the publica- racial violence in the United States tion which late last summer pre- is taking a new form of conspira- dicted "that schools everywhere, torial guerrilla warfare, featuring both at the college and pre-college sniper attacks on police, appear to level, will be the sites of disorders be a largely a myth of the news when they reopen in the fall." media, according to Brandeis RDC researchers also said ey University's Lemberg Center for found discrepancids in ini ia ver- the Study of Violence. sus later reports concerning the The center's latest report amount of sniping.. "These discrepancies included a charges the press with "construct- ing a scenario on armed upris- downward revision of early snip- ings." Although there have been a ing figures, particularly where the few shoot-outs with the police. following items were concerned: ..some of which may have been the number of snipers involved, the planned, "no new wave of upris- number of shots fired and the ings and no set pattern of mur- number of policemen involved as derous conflict have developed— targets." Concluding the summary of at least not yet." findings, researchers said: "The The center's Riot Data Clearing- press—at both the local and na- house (RDC), in a study of alleged tional level—was inclined toward guerrilla-sniper incidents reported imprecise, distorted, inaccurate during July-August 1968, said in a reporting. In some instances, the press revealed a tendency to need- summary of findings: lessly sensationalize the news." "The overwhelming number of In the vast majority of cases, disorders surveyed failed to display RDC researchers found no evid- conclusive evidence of a new type ence of planning. In 17 out of 25 of racial violence based on con- incidents (about 70 per cent), the spiracy and guerrilla tactics." disturbance began with a precipi- The RDC's study and findings tating event similar to those found are published in the third issue of Grand Rapids News Notes . . Your Scotch dollar ith b uys more w March 7—United Synagogue Youth Sabbath Service —Temple Emanuel Purim Family Service 8—Ahavas Israel Men's Club Social 9—Joint Purim Program, Temple Emanuel —Bnai Brith Girls Meet- ing 11—Ahavas Israel Sisterhood Board Meeting 12—Temple Emanuel Sister- hood Meeting —Ahavas Israel Men's Club Board Meeting —Address by Israeli Con- sul, Temple Emanuel 13—Temple Emanuel Board of Trustees Meeting 14—Temple Emanuel Adult Education Sabbath • • • Israel Consul Lador to Speak at Temple • "Quest of Peace in the Middle East" will be the subject of a lec- ture 8 p.m. Wednesday at Temple Emanuel by Ehud Lador, Israel consul for cultural affairs in the Midwest. His talk is sponsored by the Grand Rapids Cultural Coun- cil. Born in Germany, Lador studied at the Jewish University in Berlin and in 1938 emigrated to Israel, where he helped found Kibutz Mat- zuba. He was executive director of all settlement in the Western Gali- lee region. For three years, Lador was Jewish Agency representative in Australia and New Zealand and from 1958 to 1961 was chief emis- sary of the Israel Kibutz move- ment in the United States. He joined the ministry of foreign af- fairs in 1967. Lador also will address the Grand Rapids Council for World Affairs, Rotary, political science classes at Grand Valley State Col- lege and the Women's City Club, in honor of their Israeli Fortnight. * The Jewish Cultural Council will present "The Story of Yiddish Folk Songs" by Ruth Rubin, lecturer, author and folksinger, at Ahavas Israel Synagogue 8 p.in. March 16. * David S. Kagan, a recent grad- uate in advertising from Michigan State University, has joined the staff of Johnson and Dean, local advertising agency • as an account assistant. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Muskin, of Wren Ave. SE. 1) More restrained and judicious re- porting. "Newspapers and magazines which overdramatize the violence and underplay less dramatic (but equally important) events, such as negotiation efforts, do little more than escalate existing tensions and fears." 2) More accuracy. The local and na- tional press and the wire services as well should make greater attempts to verify news stories. Better communica- tions should be established between the press and police departments, especially during times of crisis, in accordance with the recommendations of the Kerner Commission. ilk* 1 u DEWS Ai -;"4 I ' _ ilj En t. :Mg UDER UDEft_ A T II Grant A . T WE DO Passport Photos 2 0010 . 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A racial disorder has bed de- fined as an episode in which four • or more persons act in concert to rti stry injure persons or property of the opposite race and/or defy civil in 'irledeweL authority. . , - N **Mot o*1*0 More creative journalism. The 3) greater era press asaia should place on interpret: e merely reporting," ," the newse.r Ba ck - ground nag o u ntili2 e;Ieo ic•ii7 precipitating paitcaati ng eve events, nett mr on the snip- inv estigations concern- e r himself , I :Al , vwxnn ' I arc; wm10 UDER *Inc* 1■ 34A0 - - --. impoRTED - is(PICT OF SCOrLAN4 CT OF SCOTLAND IL; EST I) = . 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