Asking Senator Fulbright's Advice On Foreign Policy

Perhaps The Place To Start Looking For A Credibility Gap Is Not In The Offices Of The Government In Washington But In The Studios Of The Networks In New York!

A Raised Eyebrow, An Inflection Of The Voice, A Caustic Remark Dropped In The Middle Of A Broadcast Can Raise Doubts In A Million Minds About The Veracity Of A Public Official Or The Wisdom Of A Governmental Policy.

A Narrow And Distorted Picture Of America Often Emerges From The Televised News. A Single Dramatic Piece Of The Mosaic Becomes, In The Minds Of Millions, The Entire Picture.

Every Time I Criticize What I Consider To Be Excesses Or Faults In The News Business, I Am Accused Of Repression; And The Leaders Of The Various Media Professional Groups Wave The First Amendment As They Denounce Me. That Happens To Be My Amendment Too. It Guarantees My Free Speech As Much As It Does Their Freedom Of The Press.

If A Theology Student In Lowa Should Get Up At A Pta Luncheon In Sioux City And Attack The President's Military Policy, My Guess Is That You Would Probably Find It Reported Somewhere The Next Morning In The New York Times. But When 300 Congressmen Endorse The President's Policy, The Next Morning It Is Apparently Not Considered News Fit To Print.