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Serving the right to know
The public has the right to know what goes on in any
government situation except in cases when the defendants
right to privacy would be violated, such as in a rape trial, said
Fred Graham, CBS law correspondent.
Graham spoke to a crowd of approximately 75 students
March 31 during a visit sponsored by the Students' Associa-
tion Educational Affairs Committee.
The public's right to know was included in one of
Graham's three common sense principles that he listed dur-
ing his speech. The principles were directed at mass com-
municators to use as a guide in dealing with the American
peoples' fear of crime on the government level.
Graham's first principle was that people shouldn't let their
faith in technology supersede their fatih in their principles.
He said technological advances bring questions about ethics
and methods of uncovering stories.
The second principle was that people shouldn't be afraid
to use technology out of fear of losing control in the pro-
cess. He said the public has the right to know and the
government shouldn't drag its feet in making advances in
the areas of electronic journalism and investigation.
Graham's final principle was that people shouldn't let the
desires of the present keep them from learning from the
lessons ofthe past.
He ended his talk by saying that "this nation is currently
so intent to satisfy immediate desires that we can't see to
make long-run decisions. But Washington is in pretty good
shape . . . The American people are well served."
Graham covered the activities of the Supreme Court, the
justice Department, the FBI and legal profession. He also
anchored "The Law and You," a news feature broadcast
each Wednesday with Charles Kuralt on the CBS new pro-
gram "Morning"
He had won several awards including three Emmy Awards
for television coverage of the Watergate and Agnew resigna-
tion stories. - Betsey Bolin
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