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Bookstore braves bad times By Carr e Dennett trrw.i c: Associate F chior A drop m .1 mversitv onfuilmeu'. •. rim'bined' with !i Hi ('ll rnmomii times have i ,t i " ' vets !\ It . k store i rut one s,r sotne lull tittle jot) positions it iks.to.fe tlener.ll Manage; join- U-litis s.iui the proper adjustnyenls h ive been made giv en the t hanging emimnut i Innate and that lie pelts tie' *1 perrer:!' student hook ’ * main set ure I he bookstore s doing fine 'r The bookstore is not subsidized ip :h* tuyet s11v. so nm revenue problems have In bi- dealt w ith in-house We re flee stand trig ati.i :s5>i■•}•>•:.. 1 • : a rid w neeii to keep oper.ittuns under i otilrol W; I: nuns said- We re making sure that w keep tin• . nt mg expenses in line with ohr business A sales report dated Jan 1-1 showed, a 1 . I per lent drop in sales oyer the hoihtuvs. tnui ii less Ulan Wilt;.lifts expected given tin- den - fori i ast for mere liants \V : .! so in! J lull 11 • j H>s I Hi' n ** li.iv i ■ 1:- r, .;i layoffs and Mimi1 In leay . ■ i■:>,i; ■ Is He s.iiil siudrn! job* V w i■- s satellite Mon1 ; V "U, , m'.I be<anise its over lu. id '..'’vw [!■ :, nimiifi fur Us dropping suit's U i1111; k.s poor fooshall record tins , hU/SMbuti'ii' li1 a drop in sail1' ■ . - , p‘ ■ ! !i.i I i I;. J : r. i-a ! overall. ■ t\s i ji."k Hit was absent lias veaviai' . i, f a ... -a v.i'i , in !’ :I land vpo rrcuoed i..'i i ! 11 drop .u saM Item tins point ' ■ ' l.'i :ts s I.';':-.,' : I,. n; ' 1." : a a! ■ i W:... O... . : :.. ilia' ii: 111 nicon; u tii, is.;.:. I..:ii 1 i t: a: - ..if ai i i n: ar.\ s .no:. !.jo lv. nl; it;r I. jilaii i . . a . . , : ' . dl Ilf and die enrollment drop w on t t* too larpa e>. • ■ r. s .'I'iViu; w'i.-. ' 1.; i.i v\Iv !. w t'.. 1 Panel: News bias has many sources j Panelists say dead line pressure, space constraints cause slanted news By Sarah Clark [ rr .. •',1 ■! Conlfil „!< Chough the media isn't i on spiring to lie lo the fiu111 iibias in liic nows is iru'v liable .i |*<iii < i oi three ioi.il journalists .uni ,i University professor said Wednesday night <t !li< Now man i "enter Deadline pressure is tm<i ■ a u r n e ol i) i <i ■> s.iid Alan Sipuiin wiit. hosts <t radio talk show on ki l l ami reports lor National 1‘uhiu Radio (liven a limited amount of time to I'm ish a slor\ . reporters i .m l do as lli.ueugh a job as they would Ilk.- he saui I he result a thin story that . a ks pn.per perspin 11v e on issues Spai e constraints also bias the news U ire services deliver thousands ol stories each dav to a in u spaper said I kin Itishi if!. .. column.-.1 lor the lugenr Keg isirr-Ctitinl Only a few stories . in lit into tin- newspaper, and fU: ’■ rs must d.s lie which art! lie- ari worth printing, iiishof! said Some stories gel higher pro In i .e ol ’ uning, said |. 11 I’o w e 11. a reporter for Kl./l-'I'V !• ir example, the problem of the homeless, vs:,, h is til issue year round, li i',e-. !.;: in,ee coverage dur mg the holiday season, she said hut Carl Byh.'i University .i...slant piotessor in telecom ii i a ! on and fil m and speech said there Is more to (lie media's bias Although 1 believe journal ists on the whole are interested in conveying the truth and have concern atioul their com munity. Itvbee said, "there is a systematic bias built Into the media structure because oi its commeri ial nature llvhce cited one recent Hty I'.ti'r-Cunril headline that an nounced a corporation was planning job cuts II that headline had been from liie point ol view of the people w ho were going lo lose their jobs, it would have been very different," he said The media are corporately owned and tend to perpetuate the ideas of other corporations. By bee said Many of those ideas come from slit k publii relations brochures that are so ' *\j l>1 *>> - N*UCj|» Professor Carl Bybee (loti), columnist Don Bishott, KE/I-TV reporter Jean Powell and KLCC radio talk show host Alan Siponn discussed the causes of media bias Wednesday Ihu.M'MMMl 11vi' .uni work in thr inugnin. ent (.ranil Trlon S4ll011.il i’.irk in |ink«on lloli' Wyoming ()nr of I ho mint .[it', t.ii ilnr .in.,i» of I ho . nuntry il a uIimI for hiking, i .imping ftthing. and other outdoor ai Dvitirv i for Kf.Nt )R l ofr.'ri .1 » i.lr i .uirlv of pmitiom in .iristi mi. h .11 • Hotel Sertlre* • I'aad A KrtrraKr • Hresri Srrtlren • limiting prtivuleil for moil pmti 10111 • Minimum ngr of 1H Intci view ingot) Cam pm 1 mil * 1 SiU.I. ill I mpl.oneni I .’ II- ihIih k< Hall 1.1 11* 1<- mlottiMtion cram) mo\ i odckcompana P O Boi 250. Moran, Wyoming 1)013 An I 4*41. fay*.**. Velcro Jumping is here! Every Thursday The bar sport of sports. 13th and Alder 343-0681 WedhrMlay, January 2‘» Take a break from studying and stick yourself to a wall. u.! vij in tmn' \ W.ill .V/-er( ftmrnal study reported !]■.,it ! i!l ol .ill front-page arti . ir> 111 !hi' paper ort>*in.iloii 1 r.>i:s public relations reports, r.il!i■ ■ r lb.m from rep'*iter Inilm l)i.■ audience member sug i' '.| tii.il the i ni pnr.ili- media .. ■ . tis,itiunall/e br.nl I nil's ,11.i! stories in unlrr In Increase a paper sales nr television t ilings Btshoff hullv denied Ibis I know of no instance In tl.i 11 years I've worked «l Ihr l\ ■ ' Miiiuni wiltin' someone b.is i .own something out id p: .poiimn or sensationalized u !. sid 1 more mm spapers.' Bi t. ho IT -..nd A reporter mil. t|(sloft the iss ir . .him: br didn t under sl.md l! bul mil to sell papers.“ Journalists nuril to ret ogni/e Ur it prrsnn.il biases wbtin cov . ring a story I’nwrll saitl One wav In milliml/r these biases is In keep from tincoming person ally involved in organizations, she said "As soon as you affiliate with anything, it affects your judgment ol the issue.'’ Powell said Siporm said reporters need lo be close enough to on issue lo gel information, but they can’t Is- so close that they have a conflict of interest An arm’s length is an appro priate distance lor reporters to lie III order in avoid bias. Bi shoff said By bee disagreed "1 don't think it s possible to be an arm’s length from any thing.' be said "Bias is a mis used word because it implies Thai there's t , ! 1 ,s " SfAStil *S NIGHT THURSDAY 8-11 pm I.ADHM NJOV I Rl i mi\ URN AND MUNt HII S $rxxux) \V( )RI II (>1 I’RI/I S (ilVI N AWAY IHKOU.HOUI 1111 NK.MI AI SO IX )N'I I ( 'R< .11 ( OMI 1 M NK.MI I U in 1'RIDAY AND SAM RDAY A1 XOOp m y «*s T-n 4rU-22221 rnlriinidl Blvd* 1 ugriH1 , National Sti den i Exchanok Program \ «4 ' v I;riday, January 24tii £ I {MU, C 'l DAR K< X >M C 1 2:.M) pm r / >> ^ c V Visii Ac adimic' Advisinc; ok cai i Sandka ok Joi at 346-321 I KI.CiAKDINf» ANY (j( I S I IONS YOl MAY IIAVI