Greg Palast is overdue to burst through to the public consciousness. If you haven't read his stuff yet, do so now.
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Busted & Crimes of The Times
Published August 1st, 2007 in Articles
By Greg Palast
Cutely buried in the 18th paragraph in a story about Alberto Gonzales on Sunday was a slyly-worded updated confession by the New York Times that, in 2004, the Bush Administration leaned on its editors to spike a story about illegal invasions of citizens’ private records (”data mining”). The Times editors smothered the story. They finally ran it - a year later - after Bush was safely re-elected.
As a journalist, this makes me want to throw up.
For two reasons:
To find out the reasons, you must visit: GregPalast.com
Published August 1st, 2007 in Articles
By Greg Palast
Cutely buried in the 18th paragraph in a story about Alberto Gonzales on Sunday was a slyly-worded updated confession by the New York Times that, in 2004, the Bush Administration leaned on its editors to spike a story about illegal invasions of citizens’ private records (”data mining”). The Times editors smothered the story. They finally ran it - a year later - after Bush was safely re-elected.
As a journalist, this makes me want to throw up.
For two reasons:
To find out the reasons, you must visit: GregPalast.com
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