Adventures in My Mind
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Oct 11, 2001
Kudos for both the Press and the White House for reaching a sensible resolution over the broadcasting of video of Bin Laden and/or his lackeys. Both the networks and the White House were quick, and right, to point out that Condoleezza Rice did not ask for a total blackout. She asked for the networks' cooperation in exercising judgement in what they show and how they show it. The networks agreed.
This is an interesting conundrum. The White House obviously has deep concerns about giving Public Enemy Number One unfettered access to U.S media outlets. The press obviously has deep concerns about the government attempting to participate in its decisions of what to show and what not to show.
This could have been an ugly finger pointing battle between the censoring government and the irresponsible press, but it wasn't. Both sides showed a restraint that they both normally lack. If only we could see this type of cooperation between these parties in less worrisome times.
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