CNN News Executive Eason Jordan Quits

AP ^ | 2/11/05 | By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer

[JesseJane]

NEW YORK - CNN chief news executive Eason Jordan quit Friday amidst a furor over remarks he made in Switzerland last month about journalists killed by the U.S. military in Iraq (news - web sites).

Jordan said he was quitting to avoid CNN being "unfairly tarnished" by the controversy.

During a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum (news - web sites) last month, Jordan said he believed that several journalists who were killed by coalition forces in Iraq had been targeted.

He quickly backed off the remarks, explaining that he meant to distinguish between journalists killed because they were in the wrong place where a bomb fell, for example, and those killed because they were shot at by American forces who mistook them for the enemy.

"I never meant to imply U.S. forces acted with ill intent when U.S. forces accidentally killed journalists, and I apologize to anyone who thought I said or believed otherwise," Jordan said in a memo to fellow staff members at CNN.

But the damage had been done, compounded by the fact that no transcript of his actual remarks has turned up. There was an online petition calling on CNN to find a transcript, and fire Jordan if he said the military had intentionally killed journalists.

[JesseJane]

Unfairly tarnish CNN?? It's shine has long since coroded, and thanks in part to Mr. Jordan.

[SandRat]

Put another notch on the Pajamahadeen wall of victory.

[mlmr]

This resignation would have never happened three years ago. The Internet is an all-seeing eye. The spin stops here.

[TheDon]

He quickly backed off the remarks, explaining that he meant to distinguish between journalists killed because they were in the wrong place where a bomb fell, for example, and those killed because they were shot at by American forces who mistook them for the enemy.

"I never meant to imply U.S. forces acted with ill intent when U.S. forces accidentally killed journalists, and I apologize to anyone who thought I said or believed otherwise," Jordan said in a memo to fellow staff members at CNN

SSSssssssssssuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeee...

[Rummyfan]

This is a great day! I still would like to see the tape.

[FormerACLUmember]

Don't let the swinging departure aperture hit your gluteus maximus on the way out.

[JesseJane]

<<<<<<>>>>>>>>

One for the blood ignored by CNN to stay in Baghdad.

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One for our brave military.

[Pietro]

hey cnn; can you hear us now?

[JesseJane]

Amen.

[nothingnew]

So I guess the liar "huffed and puffed, and blew his own house in".......Still lies when quitting (hmmm...why would he quit?)...What a sorry excuse for a man.

FMCDH(BITS)

[JesseJane]

Ohhh, me too....

[Tai_Chung]

Jordan said he believed that several journalists who were killed by coalition forces in Iraq had been targeted.

The word "targeted" means intent to kill. He knew exactly what he was saying and no amount of double-speak will convince me that he was doing anything other than attempting to tarnish the reputation of the US military, Secretary Rumsfeld, and President Bush.

[SteveMcKing]

Now he'll write a book and go on a speaking tour about what a victim he is.

[TADSLOS]

[JesseJane]

LOL.. cingular? No wait, that's singular, as in Jurassic Park is closing soon. Please step to the loading zone to New Media World.

Hehehehe. Monopoly is so over.

[caisson71]

Did he have to quit because nobody was man enough to fire him? He'll probably get a better paying job at CBS or become "Scream'n" Dean's speechwriter.

[LouisWu]

How long before someone criticizes FR for this, calling it 'censorship' and 'another example of Bush controlling the media" ?

[nothingnew]

Don't let the swinging departure aperture hit your gluteus maximus on the way out.

I will now translate:

"Don't let the freakin' door hit you in your lying ass on your way out you SOB coward."

I feel a little bit better now....So when does CBS hire him?

FMCDH(BITS)

[JesseJane]

Yep, exactly.

[MisterRepublican]

DU and DailyKos smear Jeff Gannon and threaten his family and he resigns. But who besides a few on the internet have heard of Talon news?

The "right-wing" bloggers take down the Chief News Executive of CNN on the truth of what he said.

We won this round.