There is a report developing on the Drudge Report that a reporter for the Chattanooga Times Free Press gave questions to the two soldiers dominating the national media.
A email from reporter Edward Pitts tells how he rehearsed the questions with members of 278th Regimental Combat Unit, coerced the sergeant handling the microphone, and, generally, was pleased with himself.
According to the email, reporters from the NY Times and other national media asked Pitts, who is embedded with the 278th, for all of his stories on the unit.
If the soldiers would have asked the questions without coaching and rehearsing from Pitts, there would not be more to the story, but reporters are still supposed to report news not create. Pitts should be removed from his embed, thrown out of Iraq, and fired for manipulating the news. That is a violation of journalistic ethics. Maybe he could apply for a job at CBS.
DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�
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