So why did Talon News delete Jeff Gannon's bio?

[DoYouEverWonder]

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22+Jeff+Gannon%22&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official




If you search on google for "Jeff Gannon" the first link is to his bio. Seems Talon News doesn't want us to know about Jeff anymore? Even the cached version is gone.

BTW: How much longer are they going to let this fraud keep his press pass?

[shoelace414]

1. How much longer?

until there is a political price for allowing him a press pass.

[King Coal]

2. So we should really make a stink about him.

[baldguy]

3. Thw WH & GOP want the entire national press corps to be like Jeff Gannon.

[The Backlash Cometh]

22. Er...yes.

[punpirate]

4. Probably rewording it...

... to make the two-day fundie right-wing seminar in journalism sound even more impressive....

[Stephanie]

5. How did they manage to delete the cached version?

Would it show up somewhere other than Google?

[Bluebear]

6. Scrubbed for "naitonal security" reasons maybe?

[DoYouEverWonder]

17. That's what got my attention

that even the cached version is gone. Very odd.


There's a site that has a thing called the Wayback Machine. It might be in there.

I've got to get to work, so I can't go look myself.

[Stephanie]

20. Is it Alexa something?

vague memory of that - they cached all the 9/11 news video, and then one day it was all gone.

[paineinthearse]

7. Ask directly

GANNON - http://www.jeffgannon.com/
CONTACT JEFF GANNON - [e-mail]
MEDIA RELATIONS - [e-mail]

TALON "News": - http://www.talonnews.com/
CONTACT - http://www.talonnews.com/contact.shtml

Don't hold your breath.

p.s. If you know for sure the bio is gone, notify Media Matters and blackhole.com

[Stephanie]

8. I'd also like to know - who pays his salary?

just wondering

[BlueEyedSon]

9. I have never seen the Google cache for a page updated so fast

EVER.

You think Google is shilling for (or part of) the VRWC?

[Stephanie]

11. Is there another place to look for cached pages?

I've never seen this either!

[BlueEyedSon]

10. Demopedia entry for Gannon:

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/Jeff_Gannon

It includes the brief Gannon bio from Talon's website (captured from Google cache before it was updated).

Feel free to start a page for Talon News.

[meegbear]

12. Media Matters has a writeup about that ...

http://mediamatters.org/items/200502010006

[Stephanie]

13. Brock is quick! He found a copy of the bio still posted at gopusa.com >

Jeff Gannon

Jeff Is a freelance writer living on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. He authors the website found at www.TheConservativeGuy.com.

Jeff has appeared on nationally syndicated and local radio talk shows representing the conservative political viewpoint.

Jeff is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University System and holds a Bachelor of Science in Education. He is also a graduate of the Leadership Institute Broadcast School of Journalism.

http://www.gopusa.com/bios/jeffgannon.shtml

[meegbear]

14. He dah man!

Immediately after I saw this post, I wne to his site to check on in. He's been following Talon hard after that press conference appearance.

[BlueEyedSon]

16. Full disclosure on the "Leadership Institute"

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/Leadership_Institute_Broadcast_School_of_Journalism

[paineinthearse]

24. What is the "Pennsylvania State University System"?

When there are multiple campuses, isn't it customary to write it as "Pennsylvania State University, (city)"?

"System" makes it sound like he metriculated on-line or in prison. State Penn?

[DoYouEverWonder]

27. Funny, that Conservative Guy site

has no content. Just like it's owner?

[BlueEyedSon]

15. Letter from David Brock to Scott McClellan, re: Talon/Gannon (EXCELLENT!)

January 31, 2005

Scott McClellan
Press Secretary
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. McClellan:

I am writing to ask you to consider revoking the White House press credentials apparently granted to Jeff Gannon of Talon News. Mr. Gannon and Talon News appear to be political activists rather than actual journalists, and as such should not be presented to the public as an independent news agency.

Consider:

* Talon News is virtually indistinguishable from an organization called GOPUSA, which describes itself as "dedicated to promoting conservative ideals." Both are run by Bobby Eberle, and websites for both entities are registered to Mr. Eberle at his home address. The contact information listed for Talon News includes Mr. Eberle's GOPUSA.com email address.
* The staff of Talon News and GOPUSA is comprised almost entirely of Republican activists with no journalism experience whatsoever. For example, Mr. Eberle is president of GOPUSA and also serves as editor in chief of Talon News, but his biography lists no journalism experience. He did, however, serve as a delegate to the 2000 Republican National Convention, and has held numerous other Republican Party posts in the past. Other Talon News and GOPUSA staff include county Republican Party chairs, delegates to state Republican conventions, and other Republican officials.
* Posts by Messrs. Eberle and Gannon on the online forum Free Republic make clear that the two men are partisan activists, not journalists. Mr. Gannon, for example, used Free Republic to try to organize partisan political activities designed to embarrass and discredit Senator John Kerry during last year's presidential campaign.

Much more: http://mediamatters.org/items/200501310004

[EST]

18. Don't hold your breath.

n/t

[hector459]

19. Just keeping it alive!

kick

[spanone]

21. btw: As long as they damn well please. After all they are in charge and

above the law.

[annabanana]

23. Why were they so afraid to leave his bio available...

Could they be "ashamed"?

Look it up, you turds........

[DoYouEverWonder]

25. That's why I'm even more curious to see the original bio

not the edited version that they are probably working on now.

There must have been something in there that they don't want us to see.

I couldn't even find it in the Wayback Machine.

[Stephanie]

26. Check it out - new Boston Globe story!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3043939

[NewYorkerfromMass]

28. WOW! No Google cache is HUGE! What the F>>>?

mirror page here:
http://mediamatters.org/static/mirror/gannonbio.html

[yankeedem]

29. Is this the missing bio?

http://216.109.117.135/search/cache?p=Jeff+Gannon+bio&sm=Yahoo%21+Search&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8&u=www.talonnews.com/bios/jeffgannon.shtml&w=jeff+gannon+bio&d=0A0D99BEC3&icp=1&.intl=us

Yahoo's cache has it.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

30. yes. how do you use yahoo search?

I've never used it.

on edit: I see- you click on "Cached" to the left of "More from this site" under the real link and excerpt.