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CNN/MSNBC reporter: Corporate executives forced pro-Bush, pro-war narrative

"The higher the president's approval ratings, the more pressure I had from news executives ... to put on positive stories about the president."
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Thursday, May 29, 2008 08:11 AM

    Russert and compromised media

    The compromising of media-types is pervasive yet subtle. My best example: the baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown NY) is more-or-less run by Bushies. In 2003, Tim Russert was elected to the baseball HoF's Board of Directors! Russert...a huge baseball fan...rubbing shoulders with the likes of Jane Forbes Clark (chairwoman and staunch Republican) and Dale Petroskey (HoF president and former assistant press secretary to Ronald Reagan)! If you believe that Russert wasn't picked in part due to an effort to curry favor (successful or not)...I've got some real estate to sell you...

    Glenn, this is your very best piece. Ever. Keep it up.

    —josephandrews222 Read josephandrews222's other letters

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