Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Are some journalists too cozy with their official sources?
In 2003, a CNN executive actually boasted about having given the Pentagon an
advisory role on who his on-air experts would be
during the Iraq war. . . . At 2007 Radio-Television Correspondents
Association Dinner, top journalists (including then-NBC White House
correspondent David Gregory) were literally dancing with a top source, controversial Bush aide Karl Rove. These are social/charitable events where journalists and newsmakers are
expected to have some fun, but is it symbolic of too much coziness? . . . Whether dealing with
political leaders or celebrity athletes, the quest to gain access to famous newsmakers
can undermine independent journalism, according to indy TV host Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks, one of the most successful web-based TV shows.
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