In 2003, a CNN executive boasts about giving the Pentagon an
advisory role on
who its on-air experts would be
during the Iraq war. . . . . . At 2007 Radio-Television Correspondents Association Dinner, top journalists were literally
dancing with a top source.
These are social/charitable events where journalists and newsmakers are
expected to have some fun, but is it symbolic of too much coziness? . . . . . Whether dealing with
political leaders or athletes, the quest for access to newsmaker sources
can undermine independent journalism, according to
indy TV host Cenk Uygur of
The Young Turks, one of the most successful web-based TV shows.
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