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'News Flash' author says CNN demanding notes
Lost Remote ^ | 06/28/04 | Lost Remote

Posted on 06/28/2004 6:49:54 AM PDT by 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.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cnn; newsflash

1 posted on 06/28/2004 6:49:55 AM PDT by Pikamax
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To: Pikamax

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


2 posted on 06/28/2004 6:51:50 AM PDT by Jewels1091
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To: Pikamax

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."


3 posted on 06/28/2004 6:55:57 AM PDT by JennysCool ("I'm not worried about the deficit. It's big enough to take care of itself." - RWR)
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To: Jewels1091

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...


4 posted on 06/28/2004 6:59:46 AM PDT by sinanju
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To: Jewels1091

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

5 posted on 06/28/2004 7:03:52 AM PDT by Damocles (sword of...)
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To: Damocles

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


6 posted on 06/28/2004 7:07:00 AM PDT by baseballmom (Michael Moore - An American Hatriot)
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To: baseballmom

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


7 posted on 06/28/2004 7:09:01 AM PDT by Judith Anne (Just another Bush-bot biddy drinking that Republican KoolAid)
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To: Pikamax

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!!!!


8 posted on 06/28/2004 7:11:03 AM PDT by Defender2 (Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
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To: Pikamax; All
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.


9 posted on 06/28/2004 7:13:49 AM PDT by united1000 (Life is Tough. It's tougher when you're stupid......John Wayne)
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To: Pikamax
Loose lips sink ships.

Or CNN. LOL
10 posted on 06/28/2004 7:14:44 AM PDT by Rick.Donaldson (There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who understand binary and those who don't.)
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To: Pikamax

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.


11 posted on 06/28/2004 8:09:40 AM PDT by tobyhill (The war on terrorism is not for the weak)
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To: Pikamax

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


12 posted on 06/28/2004 8:44:16 AM PDT by SpinyNorman (Al Queda, Al Jazeera, Al Gore, Al Franken: the four horsemen of the Apocalypse)
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To: Dooner82

She's pretty - looks like Lauren Bacall.


14 posted on 06/28/2004 12:54:33 PM PDT by JudyB1938 (I am not paranoid. I have "rational fear".)
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To: JudyB1938

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


15 posted on 06/28/2004 12:58:24 PM PDT by Republican Red (I actually did vote for the 87 BILLION... before I voted against it.)
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To: Republican Red
I agree. She looks like Kathleen Turner around the Body Heat time period.
16 posted on 06/28/2004 1:02:28 PM PDT by handy
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To: Eaker

"news flash" ping

looks interesting


17 posted on 06/28/2004 1:13:40 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Republican Red

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


18 posted on 06/28/2004 1:33:39 PM PDT by JudyB1938 (I am not paranoid. I have "rational fear".)
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