Monday, February 02, 2004
007 has left the building
From Atrios.
"Sen Select Com on Apr 26 discloses that CIA plans to continue to employ as agents more than 25 journalists or other reprs of Amer news orgns. Says those persons are not covered by public pledge made in Feb by CIA Dir George Bush that agency would stop hiring correspondents 'accredited' by Amer publications and other news orgns. Com staff member repts that many of individuals were in exec positions at Amer news orgns. Panel recommends enactment of law precluding agency's 'operational use' of any person regularly involved in writing, editing or setting policy for US news orgns. Says it is concerned that use of Amer journalists and media orgns for clandestine operations is threat to press integrity. "
This is very disturbing considering the practical implications of American journalism and the state of "fair and balanced" reporting. Though I would love to see the gadgets the fourth estate is getting -- cameras that cloud the issue, recorders that only record the "good" news, pens that distort quotes and automatically take them out of context -- how fun.
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From Atrios.
"Sen Select Com on Apr 26 discloses that CIA plans to continue to employ as agents more than 25 journalists or other reprs of Amer news orgns. Says those persons are not covered by public pledge made in Feb by CIA Dir George Bush that agency would stop hiring correspondents 'accredited' by Amer publications and other news orgns. Com staff member repts that many of individuals were in exec positions at Amer news orgns. Panel recommends enactment of law precluding agency's 'operational use' of any person regularly involved in writing, editing or setting policy for US news orgns. Says it is concerned that use of Amer journalists and media orgns for clandestine operations is threat to press integrity. "
This is very disturbing considering the practical implications of American journalism and the state of "fair and balanced" reporting. Though I would love to see the gadgets the fourth estate is getting -- cameras that cloud the issue, recorders that only record the "good" news, pens that distort quotes and automatically take them out of context -- how fun.
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