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To: Brumar89 who wrote (216522)	8/22/2007 9:53:41 AM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 793804

I hope some of the local tv stations aren't so invested in PC-ness. The link I posted yesterday was from the KOMOTV.com website. KOMO is the ABC affiliate in Seattle. They republished the story, with pictures, today. komotv.com The CBS affiliate, KIRO, is also running the pictures. kirotv.com A quick scan of the website of the NBC affiliate, KING5, doesn't show the story, but they do have a story about runs from Tacoma to Vashon being canceled due to cracks in the hull of the ferry Rhodendron. NBC. Why am I not surprised? Of course, the Seattle Times won't run the story. But then again, that is the paper where cheers erupted in the Newsroom when Carl Rove announced his resignation.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (216522)	8/22/2007 10:19:05 AM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793804

Well glory be. Seattle Times decided its time to publish the story and the picture. seattletimes.nwsource.com Here's the Times's self-serving justification for not publishing earlier: The Seattle Times reported on Aug. 4 that security had been increased due to suspicious riders on ferries. When the photos were released late Monday afternoon, The Times refrained from publishing them in print or online. "We had little more information than we'd reported earlier in the month, and we wanted to better understand the circumstances surrounding the investigation and the photographs," said Suki Dardarian, managing editor of news coverage and enterprise. "Further reporting helped us more effectively weigh the potential value — and harm — of publishing the photos. After some deliberation, we decided to publish the photographs, along with as much context as we could bring to the story."