ARE NON-BLOG REPORTERS LOOKING INTO JORDAN'S COMMENTS?
TKS [jim geraghty reporting]
[02/02 03:25 PM]
I note that Hugh Hewitt wrote this morning, "One of the most senior news execs in the world tells a crowd of dignitaries from around the globe that the U.S. military targeted a dozen journalists for death, and there is no MSM coverage of that?... The collective refusal of MSM to mention Jordan's accusation is a tacit admission that this is a completely groundless and utterly false slander."
And Jeff Jarvis wrote Jordan's comments have recieved "no press coverage."
Maybe I'm a big softie when it comes to issues of media bias, or a bit more patient, or maybe I'm too willing to give the mainstream press the benefit of the doubt. But I note that this story started getting serious attention yesterday afternoon, and perhaps that was a bit late for the Wednesday papers. If in another day or two there's nothing, then yes, this can be chalked up as a news blackout, with the biggest voices in the media looking the other way in order to protect one of their own.
Anyway, I shot an e-mail to Howard Kurtz, media reporter of the Washington Post (who has a show on CNN) and asked if he or anyone else at the Post is working on a story on Jordan's comments. I recieved the brief reply, "We are taking a look."
So, at least we know that some mainstream reporters are aware of Jordan's comments, and the reaction from the blogosphere. The next question is, will anyone decide to write about it?
UPDATE: Rebecca MacKinnon, a self-described, "recovering TV reporter-turned-blogger," writes that she was in the room at the Davos event and that "Rony's account is consistent with what I heard." Interestingly, she writes, "Jordan happens to be my former boss who promoted me and defended me in some rather sticky situations after my reporting angered the Chinese government." |
