-Caveat Lector- Euphorian spotted this on the Guardian Unlimited site and thought you should see it.
To see this story with its related links on the Guardian Unlimited site, go to http://www.guardian.co.uk Murdoch TV channel hires Hewitt as war reporter Matt Wells, media correspondent Tuesday January 14 2003 The Guardian James Hewitt, whose failed attempts to sell his love letters from Princess Diana earned him the "love rat" soubriquet, has been renamed the "desert rat" after being hired as a war correspondent. Fox News Channel, the US network that has drawn criticism for its style of journalism, has signed up the former Life Guards officer to report on the conflict with Iraq. Hewitt has no reporting experience, but his lawyer said he would be flying out to the Middle East in the next few weeks. Hewitt has become notorious for his attempts to sell the correspondence between him and Princess Diana, and is held in contempt by the tabloid press. But he would be attractive to Fox, which has become known for its personality-led style of reporting pioneered by the correspondent Geraldo Rivera, who carried a gun when reporting from Afghanistan. While the Murdoch-owned network has been criticised by liberal commentators, it has overtaken CNN in the US as the most popular news channel. There were reports yesterday that the Hewitt deal was worth £100,000, but his lawyer Michael Coleman said: "I'm not in a position to disclose the terms of his contract or the details of the negotiations." A spokeswoman for Fox declined to confirm or deny the story. Hewitt was criticised last week for confirming he was prepared to sell his love letters from Diana. The former officer said he has already been of fered £4m for 10 of the 64 handwritten letters composed during their five-year affair. Hewitt, a veteran of the 1991 Gulf war, said last week he was still a reservist and could be ordered to serve with British forces in any new conflict. Mr Coleman said this was "theoretically possible but practically unlikely". He also said he completed talks with Fox in Los Angeles last week while Hewitt took part in a series of interviews. Copyright Guardian Newspapers Limited <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
