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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsABC issues "correction" but fraudulent email "quote" remains
I noticed that ABC issued the following "correction" in Jonathan Karl's infamous story:
Editors Note: There were differences between ABC News original reporting on an email by Ben Rhodes, below, and the actual wording of that email which have now been corrected. ABC News should have been more precise in its sourcing of those quotes, attributing them to handwritten copies of the emails taken by a Congressional source. We regret that error. The remainder of the report stands as accurate.
But the actual wording was not corrected:
In an email dated 9/14/12 at 9:34 p.m. three days after the attack and two days before Ambassador Rice appeared on the Sunday shows Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes wrote an email saying the State Departments concerns needed to be addressed.
We must make sure that the talking points reflect all agency equities, including those of the State Department, and we dont want to undermine the FBI investigation. We thus will work through the talking points tomorrow morning at the Deputies Committee meeting.
The actual email reads:
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Sorry to be late to this discussion. We need to resolve this in a way that respects all of the relevant equities, particularly the investigation.
There is a ton of wrong information getting out into the public domain from Congress and people who are not particularly informed. Insofar as we have firmed up assessments that dont compromise intel or the investigation, we need to have the capability to correct the record, as there are significant policy and messaging ramifications that would flow from a hardened mis-impression.
We can take this up tomorrow morning at deputies
So they lied again about correcting the lie. Can ABC be sued for journalistic malfeasance?
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ABC issues "correction" but fraudulent email "quote" remains (Original Post)
TriplD
May 2013
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dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)1. but...but...JOURNALISTS!! FREEDOM!!!
...and the media stop illegal wars and help little old ladies!!
I would take a bullet for a REAL journalist, unfortunately they represent .000001% of the people calling themselves "journalist". I would defend their rights with my very life...if I could actually find one.
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)2. World's Largest ENTERTAINMENT Company.
So what do you expect, for crying out loud? Journalism? That's not entertaining enougn.