::snort:: the public's trust. In talk shows? He expressed an opinion. I believe there was a healthy dose of denial in that opinion, but he didn't have any kind of sacred trust to be absolutely accurate on Meet the Press or wherever it was.
The Post is another matter. If I were his editor I would probably have fired him or at least set him to a fast round of investivating the crime rate in Anacostia. He allowed himself to be coopted and he does seems to have withheld knowledge of stories that should have hit print because they were pertinent to his book. But this is between himself and the Post, and I am not crying for the Post either... they have ridden his coattails and they went into this relationship with its predicable issues with their eyes open. But I think you are allowing yourself to be Roved. Look at the rest of the news. The United States has admitted using chemical weapons against a population center, and figures that's ok because they never signed the treaty. There are half-a-dozen ethics investigations underway and the only thing protecting the first amendment right now is a filibuster. The administration WANTS you to be concerned about Woodward's ethics. Dana On 11/19/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dana wrote: > > I think it is clear that the author-journalist role he has been > > playing has had clear conflicts of interest. > > I see this as a clear breech of journalistic ethics - he's become part > of the story. Had he kept his mouth shut about any details regarding > the investigation, then he'd still be golden, but he didn't. As to > looking odd if he didn't comment, he could've said any number of inert > things and been fine. If he's willing to twist ethics about this what > else? > > I think he broke both the public's and his employers trust. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:183253 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
