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April 11, 2003
CNN: the Collaboration News Network
The more I think about the CNN debacle, the more infuriated I get. Since CNN has been playing word games with their coverage of Iraq, I've decided to play a little game of my own:
Synonyms:
CNN = Greed
CNN = Duplicitous
CNN = Hypocrites
CNN = Collaborators
CNN = Oppression
CNN = Toadying
Antonyms:
CNN ≠ Respectable
CNN ≠ Honest
CNN ≠ Fair and Balanced
Now, let's try to use all these words together in a sentence or two.
So far as I can see, greed was CNN's only motivating factor when it came to Iraq. Through their duplicitous behavior of hiding the truth, they have become the worst sort of hypocrites: collaborators in the oppression of the Iraqi people, toadying up to Saddam so they could continue to report "news stories" from Iraq.
A respectable news service could never operate under such conditions and hope to maintain honest, fair or balanced coverage.
In short, CNN's actions makes me regret that President Bush nixed the International Criminal Court treaty, because in my mind the executives and reporters of CNN should be brought before a tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity.
(Aside: I was sorting through some files and ran across an old SAT prep test. Inspiration comes from many strange places.)
Posted by crandal at April 11, 2003 10:10 PM