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Cracks in the story.
- Source :
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Newsweek . 11/11/1996, Vol. 128 Issue 20, p64. 2p. 3 Color Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- Examines controversy surrounding the `San Jose Mercury News' newspaper because of a series which tried to prove that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-backed Nicaraguan contras caused the United States' crack epidemic. The stories by reporter Gary Webb; Criticism by other newspapers, including `The Washington Post' and the `New York Times,' because the series claimed the contras as the only trigger; Response from `Mercury News' Executive Editor Jerry Ceppos.
- Subjects :
- *COUNTERREVOLUTIONARIES
*DRUG traffic
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00289604
- Volume :
- 128
- Issue :
- 20
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Newsweek
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 9611057723