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...Summers has not sought the public arena. As a former Secretary of the Treasury, Summers could have taken to the airwaves as a commentator. But he has not retreated into a world of CNN interviews and op-ed columns...
...security officials across the country, “America on Alert” is more than a tag line on CNN. It’s the new way of life: the Centers of Disease Control are monitoring anthrax outbreaks, armed National Guardsmen are securing airports, fighter jets are flying combat air patrols over major cities and tall buildings have readied for quick evacuation. Vice President Richard Cheney has been moved to a secure undisclosed location...
...more favorable. A motley collection of curious students and adults, West Wing diehards and virgins alike, piled into the Institute of Politics forum to watch the special episode on the big screen. The fading of the final scene was met with scattered applause and excited debate. Former President of CNN and Shorenstein Fellow Rick Kaplan was impressed by the show’s efforts. “I thought it was brilliant,” he said. “They were so smart because they had us address all the issues left on the table after the attacks without...
...Gulf War belonged to CNN, this newest fight is the province of an upstart Arab cable news channel called Al Jazeera. The Qatar-based station is the only media outlet with a correspondent and cameras in Kabul, and it has scored significant coups in broadcasting statements from Osama bin Laden and the al Qaeda organization after the attack. Too significant, from the Bush Administration point of view; the White House Wednesday asked media outlets to exercise restraint in showing al Qaeda video because it may contain secret messages to terrorists...
...Because it is the only source of the money shot of modern warfare, video of U.S. attacks from the ground of the city being hit, Al Jazeera has been very much in demand. Other U.S. news organizations protested loudly when CNN attempted to wrap up exclusive rights to show Al Jazeera's Kabul video (CNN later backed down, and the video feeds are available to all media outlets) and the "Arab CNN" now finds itself as the channel of the moment...