
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, May 24, 1990                   TAG: 9005240518
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A16   EDITION: METRO 
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COVERAGE BIASED OF PRO-LIFE RALLY

I WAS very disappointed in your coverage (or lack of it) of the Pro-Life Rally '90 on April 28.

I attended the rally in Washington, D.C. Your reporting was very biased against pro-life advocates, even though most of the bias was subtle. The main error was your report of 200,000, when in fact there were 500,000-plus, in attendance.

We were told by the National Park Service that if we filled a certain area, it would accommodate 500,000. That area was filled (packed, I might add), plus there were more people in the surrounding areas.

I am certainly sorry that you have chosen to be so prejudiced against so many Americans who support the position of giving the unborn a choice.

\ NANCY F. BOLES\ BLACKSBURG

Editor's note: Assistant Managing Editor Rich Martin addressed the crowd-estimate issue in a Commentary Page column on the Sunday after the rally.

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