European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Friday october 28,1988 ifs & stripes May be reorganized Pentagon reviewing Gao study. I staff and wire reports wash1ngto\ the defense department pre paring for a government report on charges of censorship at the stars and stripes newspapers is de bating a significant soft in Structure that would put civilian journalists at la top of the mastheads Insle Adof military officers. \ Pentagon officials told the associated press no final decision has been made to change the existing organizational systems of the two newspapers. But the officials said Iacre appears to be fair y uniform agreement that something has to be done we Don t want to fold these Papas there s nothing out there to replace them one of Faial who spoke Only on condition of anonymity to the a. So you be got to consider ways to strengthen editorial control and Dampen charges of censorship the sources said wednesday they a peeved a Deci Sion on the future of the newspapers to be in Jade soon perhaps within the next week because ihven13-gon is facing a deadline for responding to a dra Fludy of the newspapers by inc general accounting Offoot the defense department has until saturday Rospond to the Gao report the stars and sri Learned. Jordan River chief of the american forces information service and air Force col. Geoff Baker chief of print Media policy for apis both said they could no comment on the Gao report or rumours that Dod is considering replacing the military editors with civilian journalists. We re not at Liberty to discuss the report ils find Ings or in potential Impact because the report has not been released yet Baker told the stars and stripes. The report by Congress watchdog Agency is still i draft form but officials who have read it described it to the Apas critical of the newspapers operation. It finds overwhelming evidence of military censorship at one of the two papers the Pacific edition of the stars and stripes one source told the a. The Best Way to respond to the Gao would be to Tell them we re already Chan Jing things around an other source told the wire service. The Gao investigation was launched Early this year it the Behest of sen. William Proxmire d-wis., who persuaded Congress to demand an inquiry into allegations of censorship by military commanders of the department of defense newspaper stars and in demanding the investigation Proxmire blasted the Pentagon for sending soldiers overseas to protect Freedom while denying them one of the most important freedoms that we have in this country that is the right to a free press under the first Ron Tammen a Proxmire aide told the stars an stripes thursday that the senator would very much like to have hearings before the end of the Buthe said the timing of the hearings depends upon when inc Gao report is released since the report would Bethe focal Point of the so you be got to consider ways to strengthen editor Ial control and Dampen charges of Dod official Proxmire is not running for re election to the Senate and will retire in january. Army col. Jeffrey m. Cook editor in chief of thee Kimpean paper would not comment about the con i tem of the report because in has not been offered thoughts on the idea of replacing i comm ladders with civilians. Argue tents can be made on both sides Butare Soun reason for having military office charge Heuard thursday. The Stan and strip part of lie i Killary Structure and it has a go Mission. A Maklary commander is certainly do because this is to organization that has to be for a wartime he said there ave ample civilian journalist to vide input to the Csc Roander on journal about 65 civilian ution staff. Cook also said he Beltres it is vital fir the military commander to Bave As Titch training of journalism As possible although i Don hink you Ever going to find a military commander civilian managing Jih As much expertise As a although often , there Are two Staj Bubli Jwj referred to As one news-., and stripes newspapers one published in West Jcj Nany and the other in to serve Asie Hometown paper for . Military personnel overseas the newspapers Date to publication in fran during world War 1. European stars and stripes has been published continuously since ib2. The Pacific paper has been published since 19. Both papers Are led by officers who hold the title of commander and editor in chief and who answer to the Heads of the european and Pacific commands. / How Var a Pentagon directive slates that the Sta Sand strip of shall cover inc news of the command fid on a balanced objective and impartial Good or the Pentagon describes inc papers As both operate under a charter to Pri fride a tree flow of news and information Wilmut censorship or news management cording to the an sources the Gao review eds of alleged censorship then asked an advisory Giitl from the society of professional journalists to tip characterize the handling of Ach Story As either typical news judgment or member of the panel told the Star and stripes thursday that members were bound not to speak about the preliminary report. The panel did t characterize All of the Gao Case As censorship and quite frankly that lends credibility to the report one source Lold the a. Bui there i overwhelming evidence of censorship overwhelming. The five members of the advisory panel met will the Gao to give their definitions of censorship and news management and to Brief the Gao on typical newsroom procedures and policies the Stan and stripes Learned. The Gao later supplied the panel with a Binder Ofsa instances of alleged censorship 12 from Europe and the rest from the Pacific and asked each Mem Ber of the panel to characterize the stones As censorship or news management the list of 5s was distilled from More than 200 cases thai the Gao had received. Cont bulking � that met Row Chut Vacnin Wynn gun German opposition urges foam see a report s re ease by Deedee Arrington Doke Kiln Lurvern Bureau opposition German officials called his week for Complete disclosure of an International commission s report on thera Stcin air show disaster in the Wake of the commission s decision to release Only its conclusions. On monday the ., German an italian commission announced that Pilot error caused the aug. 28 air show discs Ler that occurred when three italian air Force jets collided and one crashed near crowd. The Accident killed 69 people and injured hundreds. In its investigation the panel also determined that the air show s organizers had fully Mei and in some cases exceeded nato safely standards. The panel had considered releasing its to repairs will disrupt Niernberg area reception Nurnberg West Germany an to reception in the a Turnberg of Forth area will be Intermill Nelly inter ruled from wednesday through nov. 11 because of scheduled transmission re pairs according to the 5lh signal come. Local an to viewers can expect total disruption of service from 8 . To 6 . Nov. 9 and from 8 . To 12 . Nov. 10. The repairs Are being done to main Tain and upgrade television transmission to the area. Entire report but did not oiling Nat practices. Rose Gutte a member of the opposition social democrats who rep resents the Kaiser Lautem Kusel District in the German parliament said thursday that she believed the report should be made available to eve Rybo spokesman for the greens Politi Cal party Andreas Markus sat people have a right to absolute co Pacle clarification and a right to informed about Ever Yah i no Markus who is also a member of the City Council criticized the report s findings for by Anglo push the responsibility int the smallest area. / instead of this responsibility be placed on those who Jetle dismissed the commission s a Nina n of human error As the Saster s cease by saying human error will Alvvs occur. A to take ask in which so Manyi people can bit killed or injured through human it or cannot be Justi fied officials with the Viermann state of Rheinland Pfalz did \ t respond to questions from the Sass and Stripe son the report. Kaiserslautern mayor no a Christian Democrat w seen the report said he shows would be restricted Vonda had not d air Asiatic displays of new planes and quip sergeant Given 6 month for distributing hashish Ramstein a Weil germany4s an air Force no convicted on two drug plated fount has been sentenced to six months in mail and a bad conduct . Sgt. James a Pritchett of the 316th trans so was Irand guilty in general court martial of distributing hashish and possessing the drug with in tent to distribute a Ramstein spokeswoman addition to the other punishments levied against Pritchett a military judge demoted him to the lowest enlisted Grade and ordered him to forfeit $400 a Mont for six months. Pritchett will serve his jail sentence atthe . Army confinement facility in a statement released to the Media Ramstein prosecutors said More drug re lated trials have been scheduled in what they called an All out crackdown on the drug men said he did not believe shows involving Aerial demonstrations could be made More Safe. Gaite said an investigation into the Accident by a parliamentary commis Sion should prove to be much More precise and far reaching on the Over All responsibility for the commission began hearings this week on the Accident and subsequent events at the German air Force base at not vetch near Cologne Hal involved a party held hours after the air show tragedy. The hearings arc expected to continue into next year. A spokesman for the panel said i has not been decided whether . Authorities would testify. 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