[thechat] reporter fired for reporting

[Martin Burns]

On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Hugh Blair wrote:

> > Erik wrote:
> >
> > > On the other hand, the "embedded" reporters are only allowed to do
> > > what they're told and are not even allowed to use satellite phones.
>
> More mis-information - watch CNN and most of their reporting is using
> satellite phones.

No, just incomplete
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/68/30011.html
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/B360131.htm

Some sat phones are being prohibited.

Also likely, Hugh, is that some of your sources are now out of date.

Reports from last week don't really invalidate stories from several days
later.

Cheers
Martin


> http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-03-25-embed_x.htm
> http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/lifestyle/bal-to.wartv28mar28,0,269186
> 8.story?coll=bal-pe-today
> http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20030325tvcoverage0325p1.asp
> http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/business/cnn/0303/24cnn.html

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