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November 21, 2005
DEBATING IRAQ: A MURTHA MOMENT AND THE SLIDE TO AN EXIT
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HOW U.S. FELL UNDER THE SPELL OF 'CURVEBALL'
The German intelligence officials responsible for one of the most important informants on Saddam Hussein's suspected weapons of mass destruction say that the Bush administration and the CIA repeatedly exaggerated his claims during the run-up to the war in Iraq.
By Bob Drogin and John Goetz, Los Angeles Times
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EVIDENCE TO BE PRESENTED TO NEW GRAND JURY IN CIA LEAK CASE
Special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald on Friday signaled that his investigation into the disclosure of an undercover CIA officer's identity remains active, re-igniting speculation that other Bush administration officials could face criminal charges.
By Shannon McCaffrey, Knight Ridder Newspapers
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The Plame drama thickens, as Washington once again tries to guess who Bob Woodward's been talking to.
By Evan Thomas and Michael Isikoff, Newsweek
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It is not a surprise to find the dean of investigative journalism acting like every other self-protecting member of the establishment, since journalism itself has become a pillar of the governing power structure. But Woodward represented something more than all of this, and his quite American fall from grace (''The bigger they come") presents a challenge to your conscience.
By James Carroll, Boston Globe
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'WASH POST' AND KNIGHT RIDDER CLASH OVER WOODWARD
While famed reporter Bob Woodward's sudden entanglement in the Plame/CIA leak has been big news all week, few editorials weighed in on the matter, until now.
By E&P Staff, Editor & Publisher
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Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward has taken the stand and placed another stone on the grave of insider journalism. Insider journalism, the type of journalism that relies on anonymous sources much of the time and a dependent relationship the other part of the time, should be discarded and discredited as journalistic practice.
Editorial, The Minnesota Daily
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Without the determination of investigative journalists to ignore outside pressure while turning over every possible rock, some important secrets would never be uncovered. But sometimes the reporters never hit pay dirt and just dig themselves into a deeper hole.
By Howard Kurtz, Washington Post
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Are power-friendly reporters--the Judith Millers and Bob Woodwards--too easily manipulated by selective leaks? Of course. But under certain circumstances--for instance, with a secrecy-obsessed White House waging a war that leaves many career foreign-service, military and intelligence officers aghast--what we casually call "leaking" is better described as whistleblowing. And when the conscience of public servants runs up against secrecy laws, whistleblowing becomes a form of civil disobedience.
By Bruce Shapiro, The Nation
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JOURNALISTS' PERILS IN IRAQ HIGHLIGHTED
US military forces in Iraq have killed as many as 13 journalists since the US invasion in 2003, and are currently holding five journalists in detention without charges, press freedom organizations said yesterday.
By Farah Stockman, Boston Globe
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AFTER MURTHA PULLOUT CALL, EDITORIALS CONFRONT WAR
In the wake of the newly-charged debate over the Iraq war, sparked on Thursday by the call of hawkish Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) for the beginning of an American withdrawal, would newspapers in their editorials take a strong stand one way or the other?
By E&P Staff, Editor & Publisher
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In the last few years, with the rise of blogs and a rich supply of scandals at news organizations, including The New York Times, the media have come under intense scrutiny. And many news outlets have turned a critical eye on themselves - a tricky matter rife with conflict that raises the question of whether anyone can report fully and fairly on his or her own employer, particularly for public consumption.
By Katharine Q. Seelye, NY Times
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KEEPING THE LIGHT ON KATRINA: 2,500 INCARCERATED BEFORE KATRINA STILL WAIT FOR DAY IN COURT
Nearly three months after Katrina struck Louisiana, about 2,500 people arrested on minor charges before the hurricane are still in custody -- a number of them have never been formally charged, many are being held beyond the time they were due to be released, and hundreds have never had a court hearing.
By Henry Weinstein, Los Angeles Times Service
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PUBLIC TV OVERSEER FACES NEW QUESTIONS
Senior officials at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting have asked a large accounting firm to rewrite a confidential report, provided to the corporation's board this month, that raised questions about the propriety of a number of large contracts, officials who have seen the report said.
By Stephen Labaton, NY Times
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How Sinclair Broadcast Group bent the rules, bought politicians, and faked the news to become one of the largest independent owners of television stations in America. (And yes, we use the word “news” very, very loosely.)
By Wil S. Hyton, GQ
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PUBLIC TV FEDERAL FUND USE PROBED
The inspector general of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is launching an investigation into whether public television and radio stations around the country inappropriately used federal funds to lobby against threatened budget cuts this summer.
By Matea Gold, LA Times
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BRAZIL'S FIRST BLACK TELEVISION CHANNEL TACKLES LEGACY OF 300 YEARS OF SLAVERY
With non-white faces a rarity in media and politics, a new station aims to bridge racial divide.
By Tom Phillips, the Guardian
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CHIRAC BLAMES VIOLENT UNREST ON A LACK OF ETHNIC MINORITY REPRESENTATION IN THE MEDIA
In his speech to the nation last week, French President Jacques Chirac singled out the failure of the French media, especially television, to hold up a mirror to the variety of races that now make up the French nation.
By John Lichfield, Independent UK
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A NO-NONSENSE VOICE FOR LATIN AMERICA
CNN en Espańol bets on anchor-analyst Carmen Aristegui's cross-border appeal.
By Reed Johnson, LA Times
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PAKISTAN CENSORS 'CRITICAL' BBC COVERAGE OF EARTHQUAKE RELIEF EFFORTS
Pakistani officials have been accused of censorship after launching a crackdown on radio and television stations that have relayed "negative" BBC coverage of the recovery effort after last month's devastating earthquake.
By Masssoud Ansari, Telegraph
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ROOT SERVERS: THE REAL NET POWER
Delegates from third-world nations spent much of last week at a UN summit railing against the Bush administration's alleged control of the Internet. But in reality, the real power behind the network lies with the group of 13 organizations which, through a mechanism little-known outside of technical circles, operate the root servers that guide traffic to each one of those top-level domains.
By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com
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GATHERING BLOGS INTO ONE PLACE
Now comes Gather, a new service (www.gather.com) that seeks to bring together ("aggregate," in the lexicon) bloggers. The idea is to tap the exploding blogging community not only for breaking news, but for expertise and commentary in niche topics such as fly-fishing or fuel cells.
By Paul Andrews, The Seattle Times
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JUST FOR YOU, COMMAS IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES!
What with all the newspaper industry scare last week, here's a [mockingly] comforting letter to all its loyal readers.
By Bob Brody, Washington Post
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SNL SPOOFS FOX NEWS, BUSH AND CONGRESSWOMAN JEAN SCHMIDT - (VIDEO)
SNL takes on Bush’s latest trip to Asia and his latest defense of the Iraq War in a mock “press conference” with today’s big media names, and Weekend Update deals with Congresswoman Schmidt’s booed speech on the House floor.
Crooks and Liars
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