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To: JohnM who wrote (92843)	4/12/2003 4:53:54 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

John, appreciate your comments. Do you have the link you use for Dave Winer? Re...Torture...Human Rights, etc. No, I was referring to the CNN Eason Jordan article and the fact that he withheld the information for so long. Re: Funny thought. In the Rumsfeldian universe, I gather that would be one of the things we know we don't know and is unknowable. What do you want to bet this becomes something that becomes much more knowable in the not too distant future? It is one thing not to report something.....but entirely another to make it seem that the news organization is actively or covertly supporting the murderous regime. I feel sure that this will cause some aggressive journalists to examine files of CNN and other news outlets for slant and bias ...and where what was said seemed to support Saddam, rather than tell the world how terrible a murderer he really was. Today, for instance, on CNN.....LOTS of footage of the anti-war and anti-US folks, but little IF ANY footage of thousands of people who have come to DC to SUPPORT the Troops and support the US. One has to ask about the number of minutes devoted to each segment and total footage for whatever postion....Are they evenly objective? Is the time allowed for each section the same? If not, why not? RE the Winer paragraph: Each one of the sentences in that paragraph brings up some interesting points, doesn't it? Why did Jordan give it to the NYT? Why does he (Winer)think the piece will disappear behind NYT's firewall? There are hundreds of other papers who now carry the story. It will be available in the Periodical Index. Who knows how many Internet sites like this one will have a copy. And then include those of us who have copied it onto our own hard drive. I don't think it will disappear for a LONG time. I have bolded some words in Winer's piece that "stick out to me...so again, the link would be helpful. TIA... Dave Winer, A riveting op-ed in today's NY Times raises basic issues of editorial integrity at CNN and a new window into the tyranny of Saddam's Iraq. Technically there's no doubt that Eason Jordan has admitted a major breach of editorial integrity at CNN. CNN withheld a major conflict of interest, the Iraqi government was torturing and killing their employees and their families. We are told that this did change what they reported. It's understandable that they didn't disclose, but it's probably not okay. (KLP NOTE: Probably NOT okay!!) It immediately raises the question of what other information is CNN withholding that might color their coverage of news in Iraq and elsewhere. The second disturbing angle on this piece is its historic value that will soon disappear behind the NY Times archive firewall. What was their expense in creating this important bit of editorial? It wasn't written by an employee of the New York Times Company. Sure they probably edited it. That cost something. And someone had to prepare it for their content management system. It's using a little bit of bandwidth. But what a cost, to not have this piece available for everyone to refer to, to re-read and re-consider, over the years. It could save lives. It could serve as an example of how not to do it. It's something every journalism student should study, everywhere, forever. Something to think about. 8888888888888888 I wonder how many other organizations have allowed this to happen? In many areas of the world????