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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Friday, March 09, 2007

Note to Ed Henry

Dear Ed Henry, CNN,

The youth of South America are not rioting in the streets "primarily" because they feel that Bush's visit is "too little, too late." They are not rioting in the streets because they want more US involvement.

Also, it is not particularly ethical to allege to a worldwide audience that Hugo Chavez is "paying the protesters" based on "one US official told me."

You are what's wrong with modern journalism. (See comments.)

4 Comments:

  • Ed Henry is a good example of what is wrong with alot of modern journalism.

    He gets "access" because he reports exactly what the people he's covering tell him to report.

    That "access" is also what keeps him in his job.

    Thus, all incentive is for him to give credulity to everything he's told.

    (A "story" carries the illusion of independent reality through a CNN report. If, for instance, Dick Cheney made the allegation , no one would believe him. If Stephen Hadley made the allegation, people would ask "what proof?"

    But instead, Ed Henry gives it an implied authority.)

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 12:04 PM  

  • Little wonder folks are going to have to purify the area Bush trods on down there!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:37 PM  

  • Wasn't that a story?

    It's perfect protest because it's small, doesn't involve much, and gets worldwide coverage.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 10:16 PM  


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