-Caveat Lector- See last paragraph of article then condier adding: "... or impeachment." ~~~~~~~~~~~~ A<>E<>R The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Forwarded as information only; no endorsement to be presumed + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. ---------- : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Subject: [FAIR-L] MEDIA ALERT: OBSESSED WITH SEX CANDAL,REPORTERS IGNORE MAJORITY LEADER'S PUBLIC : Date: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 9:05 PM : : : ------------------------------------------ : FAIR-L : Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting : Media analysis, critiques and news reports : ------------------------------------------ : : : : January 12, 1998 : : OBSESSED WITH SEX SCANDAL, : REPORTERS IGNORE MAJORITY LEADER'S PUBLIC SCANDAL : : Washington Post Reporter & Columnists Take up Slack : : While reporters spent most of 1998 covering a presidential : scandal--which consisted of a sexual affair and deceptive statements : made to cover it up--a public scandal involving Senate Majority Leader : Trent Lott, including deceptive statements by Lott's office, has managed : to avoid coverage by most national news reporters. : : Despite Lott's increased importance as the Senate impeachment trial : begins, the Washington Post's Thomas B. Edsall stands alone among : national reporters investigating Lott's long-term ties to a racist : organization. Though several columnists have also written on the : scandal-notably Stanley Crouch of the New York Daily News and Colbert I. : King of the Washington Post-so far, no TV network has covered the story. : (FAIR has provided documentation on this story to several journalists, : including Edsall and Crouch.) : : Furthermore, Lott has misled the public through his spokesman. One month : ago, when reporters raised questions about Sen. Lott's ties to the : Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC), Lott's press secretary, John : Czwartacki, told the L.A. Times (12/13/98) that Lott "vaguely" : remembered speaking to the group "over a decade ago" before he was a : senator. He added that Lott "doesn't consider himself a member. Nor does : he have first-hand familiarity or knowledge of their views." : : The record, however, casts doubt on Lott's account, and his claim he had : no "first-hand knowledge" of the CCC. Here's what's known: : : 1997: Lott holds a private meeting with the CCC in his DC office : 1997: Lott endorsement of the CCC is circulated in the group's : literature : 1995: Lott addresses the Mississippi chapter of the CCC : 1992: Lott praises the group as keynote speaker at the CCC's national : convention : 1991: Lott addresses the Mississippi chapter of the CCC : 1989: Lott appears in CCC publication Citizens Informer with his uncle, : a CCC executive, and cousin, a member : 1990-1998: The Citizens Informer publishes Senator Lott's column : : Though his press secretary told the Washington Post (12/16/98) Lott now : repudiates the CCC, serious questions remain unanswered and *no : reporter* has interviewed the Majority Leader *directly* on his : involvement with the group. FAIR's Program Director, Janine Jackson : commented, "This story is about a powerful elected official and his : public associations; journalists owe it to the public to give it the : serious treatment it deserves. African-Americans in particular have a : right to ask why questions of racism among the powerful don't rise to : the level of the newsworthy." : : (For a record of the CCC's bigotry, see FAIR's web updates at : http://www.fair.org/press-releases/lott-update.html or visit the Temple : of Democracy web site at: http://www.anet-dfw.com/~crawfsh/CofCC.htm , or : see Washington Post news articles of 12/12, 12/16 & 12/19/98) : : : ---------- : : : Feel free to respond to FAIR ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ). We can't reply to : everything, but we will look at each message. We especially appreciate : documented example of media bias or censorship. 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