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| Guard Struggled With Racism In Prison |
| By salem-news.com |
| Published: 06/23/2010 |
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(SALEM, Ore.) - What is the responsibility of media? It is honesty? Is it timeliness? What about simply portraying everything known; is it a reporter's right to remove key facts from a story? Statesman Journal coverage of former Oregon Corrections Officer William Coleman's ordeal of extreme racism and a falsified government case in Oregon's capitol city, leaves a sour taste, he says. A bitter pill indeed. This guy was put through more moves by state agencies than most reporters would dare to believe, myself included, if I hadn't seen all of the evidence. I deal with this sort of material frequently, but nothing of this magnitude. Governmental retaliation in Coleman's case stemmed from racial discrimination allegations he made inside Oregon's oldest prison, and a federal whistleblower lawsuit. Read More. |
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