'News Flash' author says CNN demanding notes

Lost Remote ^ | 06/28/04 | Lost Remote

[Pikamax]

EXCLUSIVE: 'News Flash' author says CNN demanding notes In an email to Lost Remote, "News Flash" author and former VP of CNN Bonnie Anderson writes: CNN is demanding I turn over all drafts of my book, they want access to my hard drive, they want me to reveal my sources, and even want access to my medical records (for reasons I can't begin to understand.) This is a news organization that is using tactics THEY would scream about if the tables were turned. Guess I've hit a nerve. And it's clear they don't want the American public to read what I've written. If they think I'm going to cave, they've picked on the wrong person. Very interesting - Bonnie is on a book tour right now and tells us, unsurprisingly, the big news outlets are shying away from booking her.

[Jewels1091]

I'm not sure what you are talking about...explain, please. What book? And what is the book about?

[JennysCool]

Perhaps she gets a little more indepth on CNN's admitted pre-war practice of ignoring the Saddam regime's barbarity in exchange for "access."

[sinanju]

I just checked amazon.com. It seems Bonnie Anderson, veteran newsie and former CNN veep has recently released a no-holds-barred, tell-all memoir and is even now doing her book tour. I had not heard of it before, but now, thanks to CNN's going after their loose-lipped former employee...

[Damocles]

Click on the pic for the Amazon description.  Looks interesting...

[baseballmom]

Let's see, My Life or News Flash, for under the umbrella, hmmmmm

[Judith Anne]

This is the first I've heard of "News Flash." I'm sooooo surprised it hasn't gotten much publicity..../sarc

[Defender2]

Typical of Communists News Network!!!!

some of Communists News Network's friends:

http://www.cpusa.org/

http://www.dsausa.org/

DSA's "Progressive Caucas" Links below:

http://bernie.house.gov/pc/

http://bernie.house.gov/pc/members.asp

The Enemy Within!!!!

[united1000]

Book Description
A passionate call for a renewed commitment to responsible broadcast journalism
As someone who has worked both as a broadcast reporter and a network executive, Bonnie Anderson has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly in the industry. In News Flash, she chronicles the decline of television journalism into infotainment. Using investigative reporting and personal memoir, Anderson illustrates how television journalism has been co-opted by bottom-line thinking that places more value on a telegenic face than on substantive reporting. She shows how, in the increasingly competitive world of network news, network executives—the real power in broadcast journalism—tend more and more to hail from the entertainment industry. They "cast" reporters based on their ability to "project credibility," consistently valuing good looks and youth over training and experience, and greenlight coverage only if they can be assured that it will appeal to advertiser-friendly demographics.

News Flash shows how the ascendance of infotainment is ultimately disastrous both for the networks' bottom line and for democracy in America. Anderson instead offers a path that will both ensure the continuing relevance of network news and shore up democracy itself, enabling Americans to make well-informed decisions about how to exercise their rights and responsibilities as citizens.

Bonnie Anderson (Atlanta, GA) is a 27-year news veteran who has won seven Emmy Awards and been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She began her career as a print reporter for the Miami Herald, the Miami News, and Gannett Newspapers, and later spent ten years at NBC and close to ten years at CNN, ultimately becoming a vice president of the CNN News Group. As president of Anderson Media Agency, Inc., she currently provides media training for executives, journalists, and other professionals.

[Rick.Donaldson]

Loose lips sink ships.

Or CNN. LOL

[tobyhill]

She should get on Fox and disclose their request. She should then give every conservative media a copy of her book and then let CNN challenge her in court.

[SpinyNorman]

I am sure it will receive as much coverage as Moore's propaganda! (is my sarcasm showing?)

[JudyB1938]

She's pretty - looks like Lauren Bacall.

[Republican Red]

I think she looks like Kathleen Turner(before she beefed up).

[handy]

I agree. She looks like Kathleen Turner around the Body Heat time period.

[thackney]

"news flash" ping

looks interesting

[JudyB1938]

To tell you how old I am, I don't even know who Kathleen Turner is. :0)