Jay and all,
I am sure that the ICANN is more than happy to see this kind of
reporting, even though we that have been actively participating
in these issues for some time know that this information is
inaccurate.
I am also very familiar with Mr. Pressmen's writing or reporting
style, which is usually incomplete to say the least. One would hope that
Reuters editors would doa bit better job of checking out the sources
of such an article before release. It appears that they did not do so in this
and several other instances most especially in stories dealing with
the ICANN and other unmentioned issues surrounding it....
Jay Fenello wrote:
> Over the past couple of days, I've written
> about the existence of media bias at several
> news outlets, and how it is being coordinated
> to support the takeover of the Internet.
>
> For those who missed yesterday's posting,
> media bias is when one particular point of
> view is presented repeatedly, with a larger
> distribution, and broader coverage, than
> another.
>
> Tomorrow, there is a hearing being held by the
> House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
> This committee is going to hear diverse testimony,
> including complaints that ICANN has lied, cheated,
> and ignored its own by-laws in pursuit of their
> agenda to take over the Internet.
>
> Instead of some hard hitting coverage of these
> issues, we get more biased reporting from Reuters:
>
>
>http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/wr/story.html?s=v/nm/19990720/wr/internet_fee_2.html
>
> Notice how the article has been written as if
> only two complaints have been raised about ICANN.
> Also notice how those two complaints have already
> been addressed by ICANN. The reader is left with
> the impression that ICANN has fixed all of its
> problems, with funding as its only remaining issue
> (to lay the groundwork for U.S. Government funding,
> no doubt).
>
> So why is Reuters downplaying the many other
> complaints over ICANN?
>
> These proceedings have the potential to impact every
> Netizen on the planet, with issues as diverse as
> access, privacy, freedom of speech, taxation without
> representation, etc. -- for a very long time to come.
>
> So why is Reuters downplaying the importance
> of these hearings?
>
> I don't know, but it certainly is media bias in my
> book. And it is just another example of the bias
> that I've detected in media coverage over my two
> and a half years of involvement in these debates.
>
> Tomorrow, I will be attending these hearings to
> get a first hand view of the proceedings. And as
> usual, my coverage will be admittedly biased.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Jay Fenello
> President, Iperdome, Inc. 404-943-0524
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