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March 1, 2008
Really! We're more mature than you THINK we are!
“Newspapers and broadcasts can behave themselves better than people think they can when a security situation is involved,” said Tony Maddox, the executive vice president and managing editor of CNN International, which observed the blackout.
But note, "The embargo was almost exclusively a British one, although The Associated Press, Reuters and CNN also joined the agreement. American newspapers including The New York Times were not made aware of the British press blackout."
Realistic press secretaries know the limits of restraint - and the NYT is beyond them.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at March 1, 2008 5:41 PM