[Penny]

DONE!!! THANK YOU for the time and effort you have spent on this vital and cogent post--and contact info.
Best regards . . . Penny

[Bonaparte]

Thankyou Penny! All the e's I sent them were returned to me as undeliverable. I'm going to phone them and, if necessary, write to them.

I'm also looking into the National Association of Broadcasters and what their stance and intentions are concerning this renegade network and anchor man. I have yet to find a Code of Ethics posted at NAB's website.

We must spare no effort to hold Rather and CBS fully accountable for their betrayal of their profession's canons of ethics, as well as their betrayl of the American public.

[Bonaparte]

One of my e's finally got through to SPJ. Here it is with reply and further request for information. (Read from bottom email to top email)...

Thankyou so much for your speedy response. And thankyou for your forthright public statement as reported in the Washington Times. I have followed this story closely since its eruption and compared what I've read of Dan Rather's behavior to each point of the Code. His ethical breeches are simply too numerous to itemize in an email and, in my opinion, Mr. Rather bears little resemblance to a journalist.

I would like to contact the National Association of Broadcasters as well. However, I have failed to find a Code of Ethics posted at their website. Do you happen to know if they have one? Also, can you suggest other like professional organizations that may profitably be queried on this issue?

Much appreciation for whatever information you can supply.

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Gail Kiles"
To: "Fred Garfield"
Subject: RE: Is SPJ MIA?
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:19:17 -0500

Please refer to the following story:

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040921-121159-1861r.htm

Bests,
Gail Kiles

Assistant Programs Director
Society of Professional Journalists
Phone: (317) 927-8000 x204
Fax: (317) 920-4789

-----Original Message-----
From: Bonaparte
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 5:12 PM
To: Gail Kiles
Subject: Is SPJ MIA?

To whom it may concern:

I have searched the news and your website in vain for some public statement from your organization concerning the shoddy and unethical journalism of Mr. Dan Rather and CBS network's news division. If I've simply missed it, I trust you will be kind enough to direct me to it. I have read SPJ's statement of mission and its Code of Ethics. It couldn't be more clear that this network and its news anchor are in gross violation of numerous points of that code.

Your Code of Ethics is an excellent one. I'm just wondering how seriously it is taken.

Respectfully,