| Loose "Gannon": White House Reporter Admits He Used Fake Name ^ |
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| Posted by Pikamax On News/Activism ^ 02/10/2005 7:55:51 AM CST · 33 replies · 683+ views Editor and Publisher ^ | 02/10/05 | Joe Strupp and Greg Mitchell c By Joe Strupp and Greg Mitchell Published: February 10, 2005 updated 10:00 PM ET NEW YORK Jeff Gannon, the controversial White House correspondent for the obscure Web site Talon News who resigned from his job Tuesday, confirmed late Wednesday, in a phone interview with National Public Radio, that he has been using a false name. A few hours later, Howard Kurtz, writing in The Washington Post, confirmed earlier tips, arising from liberal blogs, that the reporter's real name is indeed James D. Guckert. Despite the ruse, "Gannon" still managed to gain access to many White House briefings and was... |
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| Online Reporter Quits After Liberals' Expose ^ |
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| Posted by Pikamax On News/Activism ^ 02/10/2005 7:59:04 AM CST · 19 replies · 656+ views Washington Post ^ | 02/10/05 | Howard Kurtz Online Reporter Quits After Liberals' Expose By Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, February 10, 2005; Page C04 The conservative reporter who asked President Bush a loaded question at a news conference last month resigned yesterday after liberal bloggers uncovered his real name and raised questions about his background. Jeff Gannon, who had been writing for the Web sites Talon News and GOPUSA, is actually James Dale Guckert, 47, and has been linked to online domain addresses with sexually provocative names. He has been under scrutiny since asking Bush how he could work with Senate Democratic leaders "who seem... |
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http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/02/10/reporter_tied_to_gop_quits_over_scrutiny/
"...Gannon said yesterday that he had applied for the background check and White House daily passes under the name on his driver's license, not his ''professional name." He asserted he got no special consideration