Michael Massing, in Columbia Journalism Review (MayIJune 1985), 700 Journalism Bldg., Columbia Univ., New York, N.Y. 10027.
Following two much-publicized libel trials (Gen. William Westmore- land and Ariel Sharon against CBS News and Time, respectively), in- vestigative journalists in the United States seem to be backing off difficult stories. But are they?
Massing, a contributing editor of the Columbia Journalism Review, be-lieves that "a chill has indeed set in." After interviewing...