Sunday, June 13, 2004

CNN: We failed the American people with our coverage of Reagan during his presidency

OVERHEARD ON CNN [Meghan Keane]
Rigth after the funeral, Bernie Shaw admitted on CNN that the newsmedia failed the american people by not recognizing Reagan during his presidency--and Wolf Blitzer and Paula Zahn agreed:
Bernie Shaw: “I’d just like to say something…We failed the American people with our coverage…I certainly missed a lot.”

Wolf Blitzer: “We’ve learned a lot about this presidency since his two terms in office.”

Paula Zahn: “I just wanted to add, Wolf, I do think there is new material coming out now about Ronald Reagan. With the distance of years we have the ability to get information…
Now might be a good time for them to examine their coverage of George W. Bush, so Bernie won't need to apologize again several decades hence.

(Link via Betsy's Page.)