Larissa
23rd February 2003, 23:42
CNN was caught omitting parts of the Blix Speech that either refuted Colin Powell's accusations or indicated Iraqi compliance. (If that's what's CNN is doing, what's FOX up to???) More details...
CNN Caught Altering Transcript of Blix Speech
For certain folks, life is a lot tougher than it was before the Internet. Take the people who bring you the news. Chief UN arms inspector Hans Blix briefed the UN Security Council on the progress of his team in Iraq on Feb. 14. You'd figure what he said would be important enough to make the public record, and you'd be right. CNN and the BBC, among other news outlets, posted transcripts of the Blix speech at their Web sites - but somehow, they posted different transcripts. The
difference wasn't just a silly argument over whether words should have the letter "u" or not, either. CNN's transcript had nearly 900 fewer words, and some key words had been changed to alter the meanings of
phrases. It's possible that this editing was an error or just unwise, but the material cut or altered includes some awfully suspicious bits.
CNN posted a more accurate transcript Feb. 17. We're loath to choose conspiracy over incompetence, but others aren't. Check out Kuro5hin and Dan Hon, for example. They have links to the relevant transcripts.
Kuro5hin:
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/2/16/211910/416
Hon: http://danhon.com/ec/mtarchives/000411.shtml
(Got this from a friend)
CNN Caught Altering Transcript of Blix Speech
For certain folks, life is a lot tougher than it was before the Internet. Take the people who bring you the news. Chief UN arms inspector Hans Blix briefed the UN Security Council on the progress of his team in Iraq on Feb. 14. You'd figure what he said would be important enough to make the public record, and you'd be right. CNN and the BBC, among other news outlets, posted transcripts of the Blix speech at their Web sites - but somehow, they posted different transcripts. The
difference wasn't just a silly argument over whether words should have the letter "u" or not, either. CNN's transcript had nearly 900 fewer words, and some key words had been changed to alter the meanings of
phrases. It's possible that this editing was an error or just unwise, but the material cut or altered includes some awfully suspicious bits.
CNN posted a more accurate transcript Feb. 17. We're loath to choose conspiracy over incompetence, but others aren't. Check out Kuro5hin and Dan Hon, for example. They have links to the relevant transcripts.
Kuro5hin:
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/2/16/211910/416
Hon: http://danhon.com/ec/mtarchives/000411.shtml
(Got this from a friend)