Jennifer Griffin: ‘I feel like CNN has put a landmine out there so I can stop reporting.’

TV Newser ^ | Chris Ariens

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TVNewser talked with Fox News Pentagon correspondent Jennifer Griffin this afternoon about the battle that has broken out between CNN and Fox News over Griffin’s reporting of a Libyan government-sponsored trip to the ruins of Muammar Gaddafi‘s compound Sunday night. Griffin reported the 40 or so journalists, including a Fox News security guard, who went on the trip were being used as human shields, preventing a second British airstrike. CNN correspondent Nic Robertson called that “outrageous.”

“I expect lies from the government, I don’t expect it from other journalists,” said Robertson last night. Robertson also singled out FOX’s correspondent in Tripoli, Steve Harrigan.

“I just think this has gotten ugly,” Griffin tells us. “I think it’s beneath Nic to be saying these things about Steve Harrigan. If he has something to say he can say it about me. But to question his reporting and why he stayed at the hotel… it’s just nonsense.

Frankly, CNN should be focusing on getting more scoops and not attacking Fox News. They should get back to reporting and stop this petulant behavior.”

[Beaten Valve]

FOX vs. CNN in Libya.

A war within a war...

[mlocher]

“I expect lies from the government, I don’t expect it from other journalists,”

I am speechless. CNN almost is the gov't.

[ken5050]

Thanks for posting...read it twice, and the lead sentence in the headline doesn’t appear anywheres in the body of the story...so I don’t have any context. It makes NO sense..

[MeganC]

CNN = Communist News Network

[Freddd]

‘I expect lies from the government, I don’t expect it from other journalists’—

That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all day coming from a CNN journalist.

BWHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

[gwilhelm56]

**CNN almost is the gov’t.**

CNN ... Ministry of Truth
h/t George Orwell

[RobinOfKingston]

“I think it’s beneath Nic ... "

I have watched no television for 10 years. I have not watched cnn since Bush Sr's Gulf War. I don't know Nic. I wouldn't recognize his or her face if I saw it. But I can say with certainty that nothing is "beneath Nic." Not as a cnn employee.

[crazyhorse691]

“I expect lies from the government, I don’t expect it from other journalists,” said Robertson last night.

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But, yet CNN took Libya's statement of intent for the reason of the trip at face value.

[Rumplemeyer]

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[Ditto]

Is this the same CNN that allowed Saddam to write their stories for them so they would be allowed to stay in Baghdad? ;~))

[LeoWindhorse]

it’s really too bad that the RAF got the heads up that CNN was present on the target

[VeniVidiVici]

CNN correspondent Nic Robertson called that “outrageous.” “I expect lies from the government, I don’t expect it from other journalists,” said Robertson last night.

Too funny coming from Saddam Hussein's official mouthpiece for propaganda.

[t2buckeye]

If you get a chance, listen to Rush talk about Nic Robertson. IT’s hysterical. Nic was rushing around Egypt, trying to get Egyptian rebels on the ground to say how great Obama was during the crisis. Three people told Nic that Obama didn’t do anything, in fact they said they didn’t know where Obama stood. After not getting ANY good comments about OBama, Nic says something like...”here we are with these people who are happy that Obama has come out on their side” or some such nonsense. Nic R is an IDIOT!!!

[PoloSec]

CNN = The Crescent News Network!

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[Publius6961]

I agree. Muddled reporting.

Did Griffin go to the compound? Did she also criticize the Fox doofus who did? Was it his personal decision or Fox News'?

And absolutely, the press volunteered to be human shields. Played like a drum by Qadaffi. He did in fact prevent another surprise headed his way...

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