••.•.••....•••..•.. •... •...••...•.•..•.....••.... ' l ' ••.••.••• •....••••••...•...•••....••••.•.........•...••....••.......•••.....•...... Thomas Sowell MEDIA SMEARS: ONE MAN'S EXPERIENCES In the movie, Absence of Malice,'lives are damaged and even destroyed by irrespon sible reponing-and the law offers no real protection. In real life as well, the most damaging, unsupported, and inaccurate statements about an individual can be written and broadcast coast to coast, with...