Monday, November 15, 2021

Washington Post: "Does CNN Still Stand Behind Its Reporting On Steele?"

Help! I think I'm having a stroke!

Lets run through the F.A.S.T. checklist:

Face drooping: No, more of a laughter rictus.
Arm weakness: maybe-I have fallen on the floor and seem to be losing control of some bodily functions.
Speech difficulties: can't talk, actually, can't breathe.*
Time: to call for help

From the Washington Post, November 13:

....There was one thing missing from that discussion: CNN’s long-standing claim that the Steele dossier had been at least partly corroborated. Last year, the Erik Wemple Blog chronicled numerous such comments from CNN hosts and reporters. A typical one came from host Don Lemon in November 2017: “Listen, so we haven’t reported here on CNN the salacious details of that dossier, but much of the dossier has been corroborated.”
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In light of the recent developments, we asked CNN if it still stands by its “corroboration” reporting and, if so, to which specific parts of the dossier does that apply? We received no response. So, we’ll have to repeat the statement that the network provided for our 2020 story: “CNN stands by our reporting. Our approach to the dossier has been consistent since day one. CNN only reported details when they were corroborated, part of a government filing, or publicly discussed by officials or those mentioned.”....
 
These cerebrovascular attacks (and accompanying cries for assistance) are usually brought on by something at FT Alphaville:

*I didn't mean to alarm anyone so, see the Financial Times' "Investec apologises for ‘I can’t breathe’ headline on research note"

Oh great, now I'm having trouble typppppppppppppp