ABC Execs killed critical White House stories, reporter charges

[kpete]

CNN's Yellin: Network execs killed critical White House stories

"The press corps was under enormous pressure from corporate executives, frankly, to make sure that this was a war presented in way that was consistent with the patriotic fever in the nation and the president's high approval ratings," Yellin said.

"And my own experience at the White House was that the higher the president's approval ratings, the more pressure I had from news executives--and I was not at this network at the time--but the more pressure I had from news executives to put on positive stories about the president, I think over time...."

But then a shocked Cooper jumped in, asking, "You had pressure from news executives to put on positive stories about the president?"

"Not in that exact.... They wouldn't say it in that way, but they would edit my pieces," Yellin said. "They would push me in different directions. They would turn down stories that were more critical, and try to put on pieces that were more positive. Yes, that was my experience."

more at:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0508/CNNs_Yellin_Network_execs_killed_critical_White_House_stories_.html

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Ha ha." - Disneyworld-reublicon corporate News Execs

[fasttense]

2. Surprise, surprise, surprise

Duh, like no one knew the President lied. Like no one knew the the President's spokesman lied. Like no one knew the Pentagon Generals and Admirals lied. Like no one knew the news reporters lied.

They all lied and the people bought off on the lies.

So what are we going to do about it?

[fed-up]

3. all those reporters have blood on their hands-sold their soul to the devil and over a million died

to hell with all of them

they could have gotten together and exposed the truth years ago

now that the economy is in the toilet, over a million dead

they are jumping on the bandwagon of tell all as they try to absolve themselves of their role in the Iraq Disaster and the Destruction of the US as we knew it

:(

[deminks]

4. The press was complicit? I am shocked, shocked, puzzled. /sarcasm off. nt

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

5. do we, the public, have any recourse via FCC meetings?

Clearly that was not in the public interest.

[malaise]

6. Anderson's so called shock

was fall down funny.

[Larkspur]

7. Knight Ridder reporters were critical of the war but they

were drowned out by the TV networks and the prominent papers like the NY Times.