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
Kelly McBride, who teaches media ethics at the Poynter Institute, said the investigation of Gannon's personal life crossed traditional boundaries and was characterized by ''mean-spiritedness and snarkiness."''Those are not tactics you would see practiced in most traditional newsrooms," McBride said.
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| Posted by captainspaulding On News/Activism ^ 02/10/2005 9:04:17 AM CST · 11 replies · 156+ views NY Daily News ^ | 2/10/05 | BY HELEN KENNEDY Bush press pal quits over gay prostie link BY HELEN KENNEDY DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON - A conservative ringer who was given a press pass to the White House and lobbed softball questions at President Bush quit yesterday after left-leaning Internet bloggers discovered possible ties to gay prostitution. "The voice goes silent," Jeff Gannon wrote on his Web site. "In consideration of the welfare of me and my family, I have decided to return to private life." Gannon began covering the White House two years ago for an obscure Republican Web site (Talon-News.com). He was known for his friendly... |
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