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Bowman, Jim; Kahan, Bob – 1989
In 1960 a teenage boy, Bill Murray, refused to participate in Bible reading, and the result was a series of court cases that culminated in the 1963 United States Supreme Court decision banning compulsory prayer in public schools. To gain insight into the dynamics of journalism practiced during controversy, a case study attempts to examine the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Emotional Response, Interviews, Journalism History
