51.   The distinction is inescapable for a reporter obliged to work with East Asian government press officers.

52.   The fairness of a story is utterly irrelevant in any conversation between press officers and reporters.

53.   The press officers saw my photographs on the cover of The Christian Science Monitor.

54.   The same sentiments were uttered by a press officer for Chemical.

55.   The situation has been further complicated by the fact that three press officers have been fired, quit or transferred this year.

56.   The Vietnamese foreign ministry press officer, who arranged all my appointments with officials, was so helpful.

57.   Then, one press officer let out that he went to the Adirondacks for a couple of days in the mountain air.

58.   University press officers labored mightily to make her sound like just another student at a place where, of course, all students are special.

59.   Two bodyguards follow her everywhere, and a press officer sat across the table during her talk with TIC.

60.   When after a month the press officers noticed he took a lot of notes but never filed stories, they politely asked him to leave.