Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept: CNN Journalists Resign: Latest Example of Media Recklessness on the Russia Threat
THREE PROMINENT CNN journalists resigned Monday night after the network was forced to retract and apologize for a story linking Trump ally Anthony Scaramucci to a Russian investment fund under congressional investigation. That article — like so much Russia reporting from the U.S. media — was based on a single anonymous source, and now, the network cannot vouch for the accuracy of its central claims.
In announcing the resignation of the three journalists — Thomas Frank, who wrote the story (not the same Thomas Frank who wrote “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”); Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Eric Lichtblau, recently hired away from the New York Times; and Lex Haris, head of a new investigative unit — CNN said that “standard editorial processes were not followed when the article was published.” The resignations follow CNN’s Friday night retraction of the story, in which it apologized to Scaramucci:
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WNU Editor: The first video is Sarah Huckabee Sanders answering a question on CNN .... an epic rant that is entertaining. The second video is from Project Veritas that has gotten everyone's attention. I am personally not really impressed by the Veritas video. The CNN producer who was filmed is CNN's health producer (not political) .... and he was just stating his own opinion. As for the future of CNN .... they will survive .... and they will have a viewership that will watch their channel .... but they have lost their journalistic reputation. On a side note .... it looks like the next target will be the New York Times .... Sarah Palin sues NY Times for tying political ad to mass shooting (NYPost).
Update: The Trump - Russian collusion story is definitely dying. Last week's Washington Post story that outlined President Obama's response to Russian attempts to influence the US Presidential election .... An Inside Look At How The Obama Administration Handled Attempts By Russia To Influence The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election (June 23, 2017) .... has produced an unintended consequence .... it has diverted attention away from President Trump to President Obama, and how President Obama was paralysed and ineffective in stopping the Russians. A definite no-no in today's main stream news media's need to cover President Trump all the time.
More News On CNN And Their Coverage Of The News
CNN shrugs off Veritas video as Trump lashes out at network -- USA Today
White House urges viewing of anti-CNN video 'whether it's accurate or not' -- The Guardian
CNN's Russia Story Debacle Came At The Wordt Possible Time For The Network -- Washington Post
Retracted CNN story a boon for president at war with media -- AP
Trump renews attack on ‘Fake News CNN’ after retraction -- Washington Post
New O’Keefe video shows CNN producer calling Russia coverage ‘mostly bull----’ -- The Hill
CNN Won’t Discipline Producer Caught in O’Keefe’s Latest Sting -- Heat Street
CNN faced $100M lawsuit over botched Russia story -- NYPost
Piers Morgan: Greed, Laziness & Trump Hatred Have Cost CNN Dearly -- FOX News
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I have watched tv for many many years. And in my studies learned of the warning McClelland spoke: The Medium Is The Message. It took training and education to write for a newspaper in the old days. Today all you have to do is tape and cut and paste. It's so cheap to produce everybody is doing it. And the demand for content, I am informed by a colleague, is so high since the advent of cable tv that any story, true or not, can get a slice on the screen. We have dummy downed the process and the content to where we are today. I'm no media expert but my thoughts are that people are starting to see the results and are more inclined to shoot the messenger today than ever before. CNN is no more guilty than anybody else. It's just the medium is the message reality we live in. It won't ever change until you are able to apply for a refund for BAD news.
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