Well deserved media coverage has been given to experiments involving recombinant DNA, some of which create “new” life forms by splicing pieces of genetic material from one species into another.…
Top Censored Stories of 1984
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There are some serial murders, like the Hillside Strangler, the Atlanta Murders, and the Night Stalker, that attract nationwide media coverage and generate massive public outrage. There are others, like…
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In 1985, newspapers and television barraged us with stories of global terrorism. Associated Press editors cited Mideast terrorism as 1985’s top news story. UPI editors named the hijacking of TWA…
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When America’s dairymen poured milk down the sewer drains in mid-March of 1967 to make a point about milk prices, the media were there and American public opinion was outraged.…
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In 1985, Americans smoked fewer cigarettes per capita than at any time since 1944, during the second World War. Now, the tobacco industry, in a compulsive drive to broaden the…