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CNN News Executive Eason Jordan Quits
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| 2/11/05
| By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer
Posted on 02/11/2005 5:42:46 PM PST by 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.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; War on Terror
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Unfairly tarnish CNN?? It's shine has long since coroded, and thanks in part to Mr. Jordan.
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:42:48 PM PST
by
JesseJane
To: JesseJane; Ragtime Cowgirl; Radix; HiJinx; Spiff; JackelopeBreeder; Da Jerdge; MJY1288; xzins; ...
Put another notch on the Pajamahadeen wall of victory.
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:44:01 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: JesseJane
This resignation would have never happened three years ago. The Internet is an all-seeing eye. The spin stops here.
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:44:12 PM PST
by
mlmr
(The Majority of the Murders Committed Worldwide have been Committed by Leftist Governments..........)
To: JesseJane
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...
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:45:42 PM PST
by
TheDon
(The Democratic Party is the party of TREASON)
To: JesseJane
This is a great day! I still would like to see the tape.
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:45:50 PM PST
by
Rummyfan
To: JesseJane
Don't let the swinging departure aperture hit your gluteus maximus on the way out.
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:46:18 PM PST
by
FormerACLUmember
(Honoring Saint Jude's assistance every day.)
To: SandRat
<<<<<<>>>>>>>>
One for the blood ignored by CNN to stay in Baghdad.
<<<<<<>>>>>>>>
One for our brave military.
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:46:51 PM PST
by
JesseJane
(KERRY: I have had conversations with leaders, yes, recently.That's not your business, it's mine.)
To: JesseJane
hey cnn; can you hear us now?
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:47:01 PM PST
by
Pietro
To: mlmr
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:47:18 PM PST
by
JesseJane
(KERRY: I have had conversations with leaders, yes, recently.That's not your business, it's mine.)
To: JesseJane
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)
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:47:35 PM PST
by
nothingnew
(There are two kinds of people; Decent and indecent.)
To: Rummyfan
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:48:18 PM PST
by
JesseJane
(KERRY: I have had conversations with leaders, yes, recently.That's not your business, it's mine.)
To: JesseJane
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.
To: JesseJane
Now he'll write a book and go on a speaking tour about what a victim he is.
To: JesseJane
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:50:36 PM PST
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
To: Pietro
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.
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:51:06 PM PST
by
JesseJane
(KERRY: I have had conversations with leaders, yes, recently.That's not your business, it's mine.)
To: JesseJane
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.
To: JesseJane
How long before someone criticizes FR for this, calling it 'censorship' and 'another example of Bush controlling the media" ?
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:52:00 PM PST
by
LouisWu
(USA to Dems: Door. Butt. Bang. Now.)
To: FormerACLUmember
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)
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:52:18 PM PST
by
nothingnew
(There are two kinds of people; Decent and indecent.)
To: Tai_Chung
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posted on
02/11/2005 5:53:06 PM PST
by
JesseJane
(KERRY: I have had conversations with leaders, yes, recently.That's not your business, it's mine.)
To: JesseJane
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.
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