Posted on 10/04/2004 8:41:18 AM PDT by GeneD
Wall Street Journal staffers tell Tim Rutten that Farnaz Fassihi isn't allowed to write about Iraq for the paper until after the election, presumably because her e-mail about the bleak situation in the country calls into question the fairness of her journalism. Rutten asks managing editor Paul Steiger: "If this correspondent wishes to write about Iraq for the Wall Street Journal, is she free to do so?" His reply (via a PR man): "She is going on a long-scheduled vacation outside Iraq and has no plans to work during that time."
At the core of the relentless partisan assault on the American news media's tradition that good journalism can and should be unbiased....
Partisan, of course, equals CONSERVATIVE. As if it's CONSERVATIVES' fault that we now know this star reporter served as a "translator" in IRAN. Sorry, we don't read just THE PAPERS anymore.
It's well known that the news writers at the WSJ are flaming liberals and the editorial staff are strong conservatives. Al Hunt typifies the news staff.
Presumably they do this on purpose, although for what reason I've never understood. So this story may well be possible. I wish they would just can some of the news staff and strive for greater balance on the front pages.
Wow, I just recieved her email, in an email from a liberal friend. Look for this to explode soon, it's already being discussed ad naseaum on left wing sites.
I would like to learn more about Fassihi and her history. As far as I can tell, she was educated in Tehran and the U.S. and has reported from the Middle East, Iran, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Is there anything else?
Anyone else have anything else on this topic?
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