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Originally Posted by BoyAlley
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Meanwhile, back to the subject of your thread tehBoyAlley
It sure is surprising that CNN felt it necessary to respond to Moore on their own media network concerning their own conduct *lol*
The real reasons may not be obvious - I'm sure CNN did not elect just to have a pissing match with Moore - there are probably a number of "internal reasons" why this was thought necessary and odds on, we will never know these.
Both Moore and CNN may quibble about their own inaccuracies - any media has inaccuracies and it's the same the world over. (Hell.. I've even had em spell my name wrong and assigned quotes supposedly acting on behalf of an organization I was not even a member of!) These innaccrances may be petty, tho can be important in certain situations - but the Moore/CNN tangle is basically nitpicking and both have an agenda to continue this. From Moore's angle he is looking at overall criticism of CNN US's reporting over years (and he sure has a point in areas). From CNN's angle, their public face is being questioned and, ongoing from that, their integrity as the "most trusted name in news" (always thought that claim to fame is a sitting duck waiting to be shot, especially when you compare CNN US to CNN International *s*).
This is getting funny
But doubt the final outcome will be unhealthy as long as the pair of em stay out of the swamp and stay on a sane level - transparency and accountability is a good thing