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Drop-Out lived the typical, directionless life of a young South
London guy who desired more than his world had to offer, but was
unsure how to get it. Having quit college and a series of
respectable yet dull jobs, he joined the police force. A career in
crime-fighting quickly proved to be his mtier, and his ascent
through the ranks to a coveted position at Scotland Yard was
unprecedented. Backed up by a fierce and uncompromising team, D-O,
as he comes to be known, is soon travelling to the four corners of
the globe, busting ugly drug rings in beautiful locations. From
Panama to India, Switzerland to South America, his missions are
exercises in brutality, terror and violence - all for the greater
good and safety of the law-abiding population of the planet.
Using the media's own traditional standards as a guide, Robinson
and Sheehan measure the level of objectivity, fairness,
seriousness, and criticism displayed byCBS News and United Press
International betweenJanuary and December of 1980. Drawing on
statistical analyses of almost 6,000 news stories and dozens of
interviews with writers and reporters, the authors reach convincing
and sometimes surprising conclusions. They demonstrate, for
example, that both CBS and UPIstrictly avoided subjective
assessments of the candidates and their positions on the issues.
Both gave the major parties remarkably equal access. But the media
seem to give more negative coverage to front-runners, treating
serious challengers less harshly. Perhaps the most surprising
finding is that networks were not more superficial than print; CBS
attended to the issues at least as often as UPI."
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