Pro Bono Publico The Columbia
Broadcasting System is being sued for libel by General William Westmoreland after alleging he suppressed figures about enemy size during the Vietnam war. David Wheeler discovers that much of the hostility provoked, by the programme, has been directed at news organisations. The attorneys for both sides, top managers at CBS and NBC, the offending programme's producer and General Westmoreland himself reflect on whether newsmen are now abusing their privileges under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
Producer LOUISE PURSLOW