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To: Pan_Yans Wife

The six stories that quoted this individual as an unnamed source have been removed from our article database. A search of other news sources through the Internet and on Nexis finds no evidence that any of those six stories were published elsewhere. If a further search uncovers evidence of those stories appearing on any web site or in any publication, we will contact that web site or publication and instruct them to remove the stories.
Why such an effort to get rid of these articles?
Seems like more effort has been put into cleaning hard drives then there was in actually verifying the information

839 posted on 07/10/2003 10:44 AM PDT by Mo1

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To: Mo1

If nothing appears on Nexis, and the media doesn't pick up the story, then it will be left to people like Freepers, to expose the story. A year from now, when looking for the articles, they won't appear. And, no one will remember the true facts. An apparent coverup.

Are Jayson Blair's articles still available? Is it normal to erase all evidence?

If all evidence is erased, what else is hidden? That is what is bothering me. Will anyone ever get to the bottom of this, other than Mr. Thompson? Do the hard drives contain clues about who Mr. Wilkinson is or isn't?

847 posted on 07/10/2003 10:50 AM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife (Lurking since 2000.)

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To: Pan_Yans Wife

Were the articles posted on FR?

930 posted on 07/10/2003 11:56 AM PDT by Amelia (It's better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness)

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To: Amelia

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/849092/posts
Madman at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/851965/posts
Writer apologizes for "Madman at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave" column

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_2518.shtml
White House admits Bush wrong about Iraqi nukes

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/942488/posts
Did Captial Hill Blue Post an Article with Fabrications?

939 posted on 07/10/2003 12:13 PM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife (Lurking since 2000.)

I have often said, the best way to get journalism to police itself and take responsibility for their actions, especially when innocent people's lives have been destroyed, due to journalists not doing investigative background on the story prior to running it, is to pass a law.

Corrections to innacuracies must be done in the same manner and venue as the orginal story was run, twice as frequently as the orignal story.

Take for instance the Richard Jewell story. If CNN ran the story during primetime a total of 50 times, and used it as both a lead-in and teaser 30 times, then they should have to show the correction 100 times during primetime and 60 times as a lead-in and teaser.

The journalists would say that it would have a "chilling" effect on breaking news stories, but it would make them think twice about breaking news stories that ruin peoples lives without doing quite a bit of investigative and background work.