Journalists held in prison in China as of March: 22

Journalists held in prison in Kuwait as of March: 22

Germans who identified Boutros Boutros-Ghali in a survey: 58%

Americans who identified Boutros-Boutros-Ghali in a survey: 13%

Germans who had read a newspaper yesterday: 78%

Americans who had read a newspaper yesterday: 49%

Weekday coverage devoted to Whitewater by ABC, CBS, and NBC in the first quarter of 1993 (minutes): 284

 Weekday coverage devoted to health care debate by ABC, CBS, and NBC in the first quarter of 1993 (minutes): 90

 Americans who find TV news believable: 73%

Americans who find religious institutions believable: 60%

Sources: "Attacks on the Press in 1993," a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists: "Mixed Message about Press Freedom on Both Sides of Atlantic," an eight-nation survey by the Times Mirror Center for The People & The Press; Andrew Tyndall, publisher of the Tyndall Report on television news. This feature owes a debt to the Harper's Index, a regular feature in Harper's magazine.

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