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MediaCitizen.org
Questions posed to Talon News' Jeff Gannon one hour prior to his resignation:
1. Is Jeff Gannon the name on your birth certificate? If not, what is your birth name?
2. Where did you attend college?
3. Have you any formal training as a journalist?
4. What is the nature of your relationship to GOPUSA?
5. Have you ever been or are you now employed by the US government?
6. How is the operation of Talon News financed and by whom?
7. Have you ever worked for a political campaign, and if so, for whom?
8. Have you any relationship with White House staff outside of the press room?
9. Has the White House ever denied your credentials to serve as a correspondent? If so, for what reasons?
10. Are you employed by any companies other than Talon News, and if so, by which?
11. What is the nature of your relationship with Bedrock Corp?
12. Have you ever worked under a false name or false names?
13. When did you begin showing up at the White House as a correspondent?
14. What is the nature of your relationship with the Eberle family?
15. Have you ever been arrested? If so, on what charge(s)?
16. Have you ever received "leaked" information from someone within the Bush administration? If so, what was the nature of the leak?
17. Other than at a press conference, have you ever had a conversation with President George W. Bush?
18. Do you believe that the Washington Press corps practices unfiltered, unbiased journalism?
19. Do you believe that a professional journalist ought to present a diversity of views in his/her reporting?
Thank you for your time and please contact me if you're available to talk by phone.
Tim Karr
Executive Director
MediaChannel.org
Media for Democracy
1.212.246.0202 (ext 3009)
www.mediacitizen.org
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