Re: Dan Kennedy on Reliable Sources

["Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@suscom.net>]

Dan writes:
> It's pretty black and white when you consider that the other two targets
> were not notified but they were lured back to Iraq and killed.

How were they to notify the other two targets? Did Eason Jordan have each on
his speed dial? They knew the inherent dangers of returning to Iraq, lured
or not lured.

> Jordan
> excuses his actions by saying that the meeting was off the record.
> Reporters should generally respect such off the record agreements, but
even
> lawyers are allowed to break client confidentiality when a client tells
them
> of future criminal actions that put someone in danger.  When you put the
> incident in the context of the other incidents that were not reveled and
> what happened with Collins, it's pretty clear that CNN's bottom line was
> staying in Iraq at all costs.

Again, CNN made missteps here, but I don't think they stayed "at all costs."
In fact, they were tossed out of Iraq a number of times.