The News We (CNN) Kept To Ourselves [must read]

The New York Times ^ | 04/11/03 | EASON JORDAN

[Deb]

What baloney. If other news agencies were in the same boat, he should name them. He can't because there aren't any.

CNN gets exclusive rights to these dictatorships by providing them a full hour of propaganda on the World News hour. In exchange for unedited news stories from the country's own news agencies, and reported by local reporters, CNN is permitted exclusive access to that country.

What is the only news outlet permitted to have a reporter in Cuba? CNN. And the reason is the Castro-loving hispanic CNN reporter who never reports a single negative thing about Castro.

Jordan is a liar and the blood of many innocents is on his hands and the hands of everyone at Ted Turner's abomination.

[Ben Bolt]

Just read the comment then the tag line you have . I'll shut up .

[goodnesswins]

"they were out of the country." Yeah, they were in Jordan with King Hussein (or at least near him.) No excuse.

[Ben Bolt]

You mentioned the word spin . Do you look at your self in the mirror in the morning and say this while you shave each day ?

[GOPrincess]

I was wondering, since the sons-in-law were out of the country, why couldn't Jordan privately warn them? They could have just stayed out of the country and no one in Iraq would have been the wiser, right?

I remember well the story when they went back to Iraq and were murdered...it was creepy.

[Victoria Delsoul]

You're entitled to your opinion, so am I.

[Fred Mertz]

The bottom line is that they could have been warned or CNN could have leaked it to another news agency to report on it, but they didn't. Reporting the threat would likely have prevented it from happening. I know, the translator might be at risk....some tough calls weren't made.

[T Lady]

This is reminiscent of the reporter Walter Duranty who witnessed horror upon horror in the Soviet Union during the 1930s, and refused to report it.

...He was awarded the Pulizter Prize for his complicity. No doubt the Fourth Estate will look the other way on this one-save for the Washington Times or New York Sun.

-Regards, T.

[JustPiper]

Why not report it on CNN, LIVE?

MSNBC is ;)

[JustPiper]

Consider this, at the same time Peter Arnett worked for CNN (Clinton News Network)

[LdSentinal]

The first Gulf War put CNN on the map.

The second Gulf War could put an end to this miserable network.

[Deb]

Just thought you'd like a few facts to go with your "opinion".

[Victoria Delsoul]

I have the facts, thanks!

[JustPiper]

I love the 24 hour b*llsh*t dubbunking cycle!
Best way I've ever heard it put!!!

[iopscusa]

Certainly CNN is hoping to employ some of the Clintonista's Spin Techniques...the timing is pretty obvious and I for 1
think CNN has miscalculated and are now starting to spin out of orbit...bring Commie Ted the Tu_d back, that should take care of it....ha ha ha!

[LUVYA DUBYA 2000]

It's all about the ratings sad but true they wanted the access to spread their wings and didn't care who died to get it.

[JustPiper]

you should put this on their forums!

[Anomaly in Illinois]

*bump for the graveyard shift*

[CFC__VRWC]

The BBC?

Home of obscene Goebbelsian propagandists.

Self-serving liars, cynics, frauds and pimps.

Totalitarianism's two-bit carny barkers.

And various other assorted otherwise-deservedly-unemployed Brussels-based Neo-Soviet's squalid-socialist-satellite-state-sponsered lunatic-left-wing-fringe-dwelling lickspittles

You should win post of the day for that rant.