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CNN fights media restrictions in NOLA
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 14:01:52 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: corbet () killermarmot com (Jonathan Corbet) Date: September 10, 2005 10:55:23 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: CNN fights media restrictions in NOLA Fromhttp://www.ajc.com/news/content/business/topcompanies/ 0905/10bizkatcnn.html:
CNN obtained a temporary restraining order late Friday to prevent government agencies from restricting news coverage as victims are recovered in New Orleans and other areas hit by Hurricane Katrina. [...] In a memo to employees late Friday, Jim Walton, president of CNN News Group, said the Atlanta-based news operation filed suit to fight possible limits on coverage. [...] "Government officials cannot be allowed to hinder the free flow of information to the public, and CNN will not let such a decision stand without challenge," Walton said. I honestly wonder much we would really have learned about what happened in New Orleans had the government been able to establish control there *before* the media started broadcasting. The relatively free hand they had for the first few days is discouragingly rare anymore. Maybe it has given them a bit of a taste of how nice it can be to really report the news? jon ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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