those perpetrated by Denikin's army, although the latter numerically and
qualitatively surpassed considerably the former. This is to be explained
not only by the propaganda of the Russian groups which have old
connections and larger means in Europe and America, but also by the
incontestable fact that the first series of pogroms attracted the
greatest attention and brought forth the strongest expression of
dissatisfaction on the part of the public.
(In F. Pigido (ed.), Material Concerning Ukrainian-Jewish Relations
during the Years of the Revolution (1917-1921): Collection of Documents
and Testimonies by Prominent Jewish Political Workers, The Ukrainian
Information Bureau, Munich, 1956, pp. 48-51)
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Ginsburg U.S. Court of Appeals 11Aug98 Serafyn vs. Federal Communications Commission
Serafyn also submitted evidence that "60 Minutes" had no policy against
news distortion and indeed that management considered some distortion
acceptable. For example, according to the Washington Post, Mike
Wallace, a longtime reporter for "60 Minutes," told an interviewer: "You
don't like to baldly lie, but I have."
An introduction to the United States Court of Appeals decision below can
be found in an Associated Press article by Jeannine Aversa which is on
the Ukrainian Archive.
The original of the Court of Appeals decision below can be found on the
United States Court of Appeals web site whose home page is at
www.cadc.uscourts.gov and where the decision can either be accessed by
following links from the Court of Appeals home page, or else accessed
directly at www.cadc.uscourts.gov/common/opinions/199808/95-1385a.txt.
As page numbering was not indicated in the Court of Appeals web site
version, it could not be inserted below, although page boundaries could
be inferred and are indicated below by means of horizontal lines.
The version below inserts clickable yellow CONTENTS boxes to remedy the
general problem of a reader's losing track of where he is within a large
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CONTENTS:
Title Page
I. Background
II. News Distortion
A. Evidentiary standard
B. Licensee's policy on distortion
C. Nature of particular evidence
1. Extrinsic evidence
(a) Outtakes of the interview with Rabbi Bleich
(b) The viewer letters
(c) The refusal to consult Professor Luciuk
2. Evidence of factual inaccuracies
D. Misrepresentation
III. Conclusion
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT