Monday, September 24, 2012

Outrage And Support Over CNN's Use Of Ambassador Christopher Stevens Personal Journal



CNN Finds, Returns Journal Belonging To Late U.S. Ambassador -- CNN

(CNN) -- Three days after he was killed, CNN found a journal belonging to late U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens. The journal was found on the floor of the largely unsecured consulate compound where he was fatally wounded.

CNN notified Stevens' family about the journal within hours after it was discovered and at the family's request provided it to them via a third party.

The journal consists of just seven pages of handwriting in a hard-bound book.

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More News On The Outrage And Support Over CNN's Use Of Ambassador Christopher Stevens Personal Journal

State Department: CNN 'indefensible' on late ambassador Christopher Stevens's diary -- Politico
CNN 'disgusting' for using US ambassador's diary -- The Telegraph
CNN criticised for report on US envoy's diary -- Al Jazeera

CNN defends report based on Chris Stevens' diary -- CBS/AP
State department attacks CNN for doing basic journalism -- Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian
CNN host Kurtz applauds CNN’s journal handling -- Washington Post
Was CNN Right to Use Ambassador Stevens' Diary for Stories? -- The Atlantic Wire

My Comment: What's my take .... CNN should have respected the family's wishes.





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