CNN Silences Employees – Forbids Them From Posting, Commenting, Etc.

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[MindBender26]

CNN believes in Freedom of Speech for everyone.... except CNN employees... and Talk Radio hosts and listeners, of course.

[SlowBoat407]

Does this mean no more cheering at The Obama’s speeches?

[the invisib1e hand]

and absolutely NO negative references to His Obamaness!

[the invisib1e hand]

Does this mean no more cheering at The Obama’s speeches?

I like your comment better than mine. Did they really do that?

[Bommer]

UNLESS GIVEN PERMISSION BY CNN MANAGEMENT, CNN EMPLOYEES ARE TO AVOID TAKING PUBLIC POSITIONS ON THE ISSUES AND PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS ON WHICH WE REPORT

This is from the ONION right?

[tcostell]

Shouldn’t we start some kind of “Claims of McCarthyism” countdown clock?

[PurpleMan]

Actually, the restrictions are well within the bounds of an employer - employee contract.

[illiac]

No more cheering for The Shadow?????

[N. Theknow]

Is this the same CNN that broke away from a “discussion” of whether the press was favoring Obama to report that his plane had landed safely from his vacation to Europe?

[Always Right]

Does this mean no more cheering at The Obama’s speeches?

That may fall under the protection of religious expression.

[Maverick68]

Like these idiots NEED to post there personal preferences...

[Rick.Donaldson]

They are about to start shutting down access to blogs from military and government installations too.

That means we can’t even READ them, let alone post on them.

How nice.

My tax dollars, my computers. My news sources... screw that, I get what they FEED me now through a PA system.

Probably time to start looking for a new job

[davidlachnicht]

None of it speaks to posting/publishing anonymously or under a pseudonym.

[the invisib1e hand]

No, probably time to quit your freaking whining and recall the days when:

a) people didn't think the world needed to hear about every useless thought they had, and
b) the world was too busy doing something useful to care about everyone else's useless thoughts.

Fortheluvofgawd, when did people become so intellectually incestuous?

[Lancey Howard]

Good grief. CNN is still trying to hide its agenda to get Democrats elected no matter what it takes? Is that outfit really so stupid as to believe that banning its employees from commenting and posting on various blogs and news forums will fool people? That fading network is even more pathetic than I thought.

[KarlInOhio]

If you identify yourself, or could in any way be identified, then you should not comment on anything CNN reports on.

So then you can still comment on the following topics not reported on by CNN:

Success of the surge and victory in Iraq
John Edwards' love child
Democratic corruption in general
...

Imagine CNN's reaction if President Bush issued a similar executive order telling what all federal employees could say in public.

[JimSEA]

the restrictions are well within the bounds of an employer - employee contract.

Very true. However its clear intent is to allow CNN to promote its preference with a single, unified voice. It makes one wonder if, perhaps, there are dissenters to the Obama theology??

[Rick.Donaldson]

Hahahaha.

Why are you here?

[adorno]

UNLESS GIVEN PERMISSION BY CNN MANAGEMENT, CNN EMPLOYEES ARE TO AVOID TAKING PUBLIC POSITIONS ON THE ISSUES AND PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS ON WHICH WE REPORT.

If that edict is also applicable to the CNN program hosts and reporters, does that mean that CNN will stop broadcasting?

[the invisib1e hand]

Why are you here?

target rich environment.