RE: [War and politics] Re: Arab World Stunned by Baghdad's Fall

From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Sun Apr 13 2003 - 10:19:48 MDT

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    spike66 wrote,
    > Harvey Newstrom wrote:
    > > spike66 wrote,
    > >
    > >>Far more than in the past, the current Arab conflict is
    > >>an information war. Politicians are not so much struggling
    > >>with each other as news media are struggling with each other.
    > >>The most dramatic losers so far:... and CNN.
    > >>
    > >>Winners: FoxNews, who got it pretty much right.
    > >
    > > What exactly are you talking about? Harvey Newstrom
    >
    > I am referring to the admission by the head of CNN
    > that the news agency suppressed negative information
    > about Saddam for years in exchange for access. That
    > will hurt them. spike

    Fair enough. I thought you were saying they published false news, and I
    couldn't remember any. But deliberately refraining from publishing the
    truth is far worse in my opinion. I know that the theory was that it would
    endanger secret operatives for the new to get out. But that is a slippery
    slope that ends up suppressing any news that is negative toward the
    government.

    I agree with your assessment on this one.

    --
    Harvey Newstrom, CISSP, IAM, GSEC
    <www.HarveyNewstrom.com>
    


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