Pete and all,
Pete, respectfully your scenario is somewhat misplaced or
off base to a degree, but I understand you point. The problem is
that the proverbial shoe is on the wrong foot. Yeah, it is a shoe
all right and shoes belong on feet, but that is about as far as your
scenario goes, in this particular instance.
I don't believe that anyone can classify Jay as a NSI apologist
by any stretch of the imagination. The public record shoes this
quite clearly. I can say that CNET, at times depending on whom writes
what story regarding ICANN, is by in large seemingly very much in
ICANN's camp. This is not good journalism as it is bias, or they are
not reporting both sides of the issues.
Besides the story should not be and really isn't NSI vs ICANN as
Esther Dyson has tried to make it such in her response to Jamie LOve
and Ralph Nader in their letter to the ICANN and Esther Dyson on June
11th of this year. Rather the story should be on a proper process
of the transitioning of a public resource to the private sector, and how that
should and is being done with respect to the stakeholders involved.
Pete Farmer wrote:
> Jay,
>
> So here's the scenario: Two reporters who are covering the ICANN/NSI story
> both sit down in the hotel bar in Berlin.
>
> Reporter 1: Hey, I got another e-mail from Jay Fenello today. What's with
> this guy, anyway?
> Reporter 2: He sure likes to send e-mail, eh? Did you know that Network
> Solutions has him on their payroll?
>
> AHA! A smoking gun! Jay Fenello is the topic of conversation between two
> nationally-distributed publications! Very curious indeed! Unquestionably,
> these publications are coordinating their editorial coverage! Round up the
> usual suspects!
>
> To the many recipients on Jay's list: I hope you are giving him all the
> attention he deserves...
>
> Pete Farmer
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Fenello [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 9:22 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Dan Goodin
> Cc: Becky Burr; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Esther Dyson;
> Mike Roberts; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Press Scrutiny
> Importance: High
>
> At 08:22 AM 9/7/99 , Dan Goodin wrote:
> >Mr. Fenello,
> >
> >For the record, no one at News.com has *ever* admitted to coordinating our
> >coverage with anyone. News.com believes it has provided balanced,
> >hard-hitting coverage and analysis of DNS controversies.
> >
> >At 08:27 PM 9/6/99 -0400, Jay Fenello wrote:
> >>First, I revealed some exchanges that I had with a
> >>reporter at News.com who admitted that the press was
> >>coordinating their coverage, and how they were biasing
> >>their stories to make them favorable to ICANN.
> >
> >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Dan Goodin <> Reporter <> CNET
> News.com
> > http://www.news.com <> 1160 Battery St. <> San Francisco, CA 94111
> > voice: 415-364-8176 <> fax: 415-395-9254
> >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> Here's the relevant exchange:
>
> At 11:37 AM 7/10/99 -0400, Jay Fenello wrote:
> >At 04:37 PM 7/9/99 , Dan Goodin wrote:
> >>Furthermore, Joe never emails me with opinions on the
> >>matter. In contrast, I know of at least a half dozen reporters covering
> >>the NSI/ICANN debate who were not aware you were a paid consultant, and
> >>they receive lots of opinionated emails from you on the issue.
> >
> >What reporters are you referring to?
>
> At 01:22 PM 7/11/99 , Dan Goodin wrote:
> >At 11:37 AM 7/10/99 -0400, Jay Fenello wrote:
> >>What reporters are you referring to?
> >
> >Courtney Macavinta, Beth Lipton, and reporters at other
> >nationionally-distributed publications whom I do not have permission to
> >name.
>
> At 04:36 PM 7/11/99 -0400, Jay Fenello wrote:
> >At 01:22 PM 7/11/99 , Dan Goodin wrote:
> >>Courtney Macavinta, Beth Lipton, and reporters at other
> >>nationionally-distributed publications whom I do not have permission to
> >>name.
> >
> >Why am *I* a topic of discussion between
> >nationally-distributed publications?
> >
> >Seems very curious to me!
> >
> >FWIW, it has long been observed and rumored
> >that some coordination of positions is in
> >effect at some of the larger news outlets.
> >Thanks for confirming these suspicions.
>
> Frankly, your comments are just the smoking
> gun. The carcass in the driveway is News.com's
> (and the rest of the media's) refusal to print
> the "untold" story about ICANN.
>
> In closing . . .
>
> I find it ironic that the more noise I make
> about the blackout, the more you try and
> justify your silence!
>
> If News.com were sincere, however, you would
> simply publish "the other perspectives." But
> alas, when all is said and done, your coverage
> has not changed.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Jay Fenello
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> ridiculed, second it is violently opposed, and third,
> it is accepted as self-evident." (Arthur Schopenhauer)
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