Re: McClellan on the Spineless "Liberal" Media (NDC)

On May 28, 1:19 pm, Ray <rayb...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"If anything, the national press corps was probably too deferential to
the White House and to the administration in regard to the most
important decision facing the nation during my years in Washington,
the choice over whether to go to war in Iraq.

"The collapse of the administration's rationales for war, which
became apparent months after our invasion, should never have come as
such a surprise. . . . In this case, the "liberal media" didn't live
up to its reputation. If it had, the country would have been better
served."

-- Scott McClellan, former BushCo White House Press Secretary

Jessica Yellin, CNN Congressional correspondent, discussing
McClellan's statements above:

_______________

I think the press corps dropped the ball at the beginning. When the
lead-up to the war began, the press corps was under enormous pressure
from corporate executives, frankly, to make sure that this was a war
that was presented in a way that was consistent with the patriotic
fever in the nation and the president's high approval ratings.

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...

COOPER: You had pressure from news executives to put on positive
stories about the president?

YELLIN: Not in that exact -- they wouldn't say it in that way, but
they would edit my pieces. 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.
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http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0805/28/acd.01.html
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