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To: Grainne who wrote (17781)	2/20/1998 6:58:00 AM
From: j g cordes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

"Is there a CNN editorial slant on Clinton?" I personally feel that the "news" is now smaller than "media." By media I include right and left and specific lobby interest groups, public relations, religious and other. The news organizations are swamped by this intermediate (boy does that word fit) layer which is so charged with "slant" that its impossible to tell. Are they biased? Don't know, that would require a look at ownership's voting record. Jim

To: Grainne who wrote (17781)	2/23/1998 2:50:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Respond to of 108807

Yes, CNN is the worst of the lot. It ain't called the Clinton News Network for nothing! CNN head Kaplan has been a Clinton media adviser since 1992. How do you think CNN got that exclusive to the last town meeting? (Ted Turner also has a discount as frequent renter of the Lincoln bedroom). Notable & Quotable From an editorial in the Feb.18 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: By now it's standard operating procedure: When bad news comes out about your side, attack the other side for leaking the report. The spinmeisters at the White House performed the maneuver perfectly when it was reported that Betty Currie, the president's secretary, had given testimony to a grand jury that contradicted the president's. Quicker than Al Gore can discover Controlling Legal Authority, CNN was broadcasting as much about the leaks as about the substance of Ms. Currie's testimony. (They don't call it Clinton Network News for nothing.) The desired effect was achieved: With mud splattered in all directions, confusion reigned. Followed soon by boredom. interactive.wsj.com