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Midwest Hotel Chain Drops CNN Over VideoThursday, November 16, 2006
The Associated PressBy ALAN SCHER ZAGIER
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Midwest hotel chain has pulled CNN from the TV channel lineup in its guest rooms, saying the cable network was aiding terrorism with the broadcast of a video showing Iraqi snipers shooting at U.S. troops.
The broadcast, which aired Oct. 18 on both CNN and CNN Headline News, featured edited portions of a tape the network said it obtained from a rebel group called Islamic Army of Iraq.
The video crossed the line from journalism to propaganda, said James Thompson, president of the Iowa-based Stoney Creek Hospitality Corp.
"It was shocking and repulsive," he said. "Their actions supported terrorism."
Guests at the Stoney Creek Inn's 10 properties in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin can still view Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC and other cable news channels.
Supportive comments from guests have outnumbered complaints by a 3-1 margin, Thompson said.
A network spokeswoman did not immediately return telephone calls seeking comment Thursday. A CNN producer previously defended the report as an attempt to show the "unvarnished truth" about the Iraq war.
The most wonderful thing about this country is that occaisionally, business puts aside desire for profits for belief in morality and ethics. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, it's a beautiful thing. I'm glad to see consumers support it. Rock on! Down with the Criminally Negligent News
The Associated PressBy ALAN SCHER ZAGIER
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Midwest hotel chain has pulled CNN from the TV channel lineup in its guest rooms, saying the cable network was aiding terrorism with the broadcast of a video showing Iraqi snipers shooting at U.S. troops.
The broadcast, which aired Oct. 18 on both CNN and CNN Headline News, featured edited portions of a tape the network said it obtained from a rebel group called Islamic Army of Iraq.
The video crossed the line from journalism to propaganda, said James Thompson, president of the Iowa-based Stoney Creek Hospitality Corp.
"It was shocking and repulsive," he said. "Their actions supported terrorism."
Guests at the Stoney Creek Inn's 10 properties in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin can still view Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC and other cable news channels.
Supportive comments from guests have outnumbered complaints by a 3-1 margin, Thompson said.
A network spokeswoman did not immediately return telephone calls seeking comment Thursday. A CNN producer previously defended the report as an attempt to show the "unvarnished truth" about the Iraq war.
The most wonderful thing about this country is that occaisionally, business puts aside desire for profits for belief in morality and ethics. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, it's a beautiful thing. I'm glad to see consumers support it. Rock on! Down with the Criminally Negligent News
posted by Dalt Danyon at 7:25 PM
1 Comments:
So, James Thompson, CCN is pushing the propaganda...but the hotels are still going to hold on to FOX News?!?!
*sigh*
I'm willing to take CNN any day (as fucked up as they can be sometimes) over that pathetic excuse for reporters and commentators over at FOX. They make my liberal soul shudder.
=^_^=
(Don't everybody attack at once. I'm a reasonable girl...really.)
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