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CNN sparked outrage after it aired a two-hour documentary about the late singer Luther Vandross instead of offering continuing coverage of the aftermath of the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans that took place hours earlier. “Biggest act of terrorism on US soil in almost a decade and @CNN in primetime is airing a 2 hour documentary on Luther Vandross,” Wall Street Journal editor-at-large Gerard Baker wrote on his X social media account. Baker added three clown emojis to emphasize the point. Tom Sileo, an author and former copy editor at CNN, said the decision by his former...

Edward Jay Epstein, Hollywood industry guru and author of "The Big Picture: The New Logic of Money and Power in Hollywood," explains that despite news stories claiming that Michael Moore was a victim of Disney censorship with regard to his "Fahrenheit 9/11" flick, both Moore and Disney raked in a bundle of bucks. According to Epstein, Moore manipulated the press in Madonna-like manner, faking a censorship threat to get cheap P.R. In May 2003, Michael Eisner, then CEO of Disney, exercised his right under an agreement with Miramax to veto Disney distribution. But Miramax, a Disney subsidiary, still held the...