Senator John McCain, articles exposing public corruption, and a regular column devoted to fantasy football.
The scandal was portrayed accurately, but the details were not skimped on in making it easy to understand for those unfamiliar with it.Bill Muller's profile of John McCain originally appeared in The Arizona Republic and on azcentral.com on October 3, 1999.
An excerpt of the letter follows: While we at the Academy pride ourselves on having open minds and a strict noninterference policy concerning the roles chosen by our previous winners, we're forced to make an exception in your case.
The specific language in question refers to winners who bring "shame, ridicule or derision" upon the Academy through "wanton, reckless and repeated dramatic incompetence."
[7] The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University announced plans to create a scholarship in honor of Muller.
According to the dean of the Cronkite School, “In many ways, Bill represents what we want our students to achieve….He was a reporter who upheld the highest standards of accuracy, thoroughness and thoughtfulness.”[7]