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Donald Winslow’s motives for requiring Young’s adherence to the “he said, she said” structure seem clear: He had the NPPA’s commitments to the reputations of Capa and Morris to protect, not to mention its long-term involvement with Morris. No other approach could sidestep the obligation of judgment, enable Morris to retain a shred of credibility on this subject, and otherwise minimize the damage. […]
We must consider the decision by Donald R. Winslow of the National Press Photographers Aassociation (NPPA) to employ a suspect journalistic approach for this particular article — the discredited “he said, she said” model — and his choice of writer to practice it on this set of issues as calculated, not inadvertent, and definitely not ignorant or uninformed. […]
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