OMG!! CNN has filed suit! They've filed suit!

[Avalux]

Lou Dobbs has just reported that CNN has filed suit in Federal Court against any agency that would restrict their covering of the search and recovery of bodies.

Going to find it in print (if I can)

[shireen]

1. wow! CNN doing its job! n/t

[RageFist]

2. Alright! n/t

[deadparrot]

3. Yay for a media renaissance!

:D

[Ladyhawk]

68. OT: Every time I see your nick, I worry about my bird. :)

I know. I know...Monty Python skit.

[deadparrot]

69. hehe...sorry.

:)

[Mikimouse]

4. Gotta wonder, though, if the courts will drag it out long enough...

for the feds to hide or destroy all of the evidence. I have become very cynical and bitter as this administration has unfolded. Kudos to CNN for trying to keep us informed!

[dooner]

7. Doesn't matter if they drag out a law suit

At least CNN is showing some spine. Also showing that CNN doesn't exactly trust the government?

[Mikimouse]

17. And I offered them kudos for a noble attempt already...n/t

[sickinohio]

23. You're saying

exactly what I think!

[CottonBear]

5. OMG.

That is un-fucking believable. :eyes:

[Avalux]

8. Hey!

You can be a little excited about it. At least it's something. ;)

[CottonBear]

35. I am excited .... and stunned. n/t

[clmbohdem]

6. Nothing here to see, keep moving...

[Neocondriac]

9. rutroh!

..better call back James Baker. Oops!, he's defending the Saudi's in that whole pesky civil action against them.

[KittyWampus]

10. Note-this happened on a day when NPR is saying there WON'T Be As Many Dead

[katinmn]

15. NPR is the new Voice of America

[Prodemsouth]

22. Yeah for Americans. Pure Government Propaganda..

n/t

[stlsaxman]

49. Amen

i listen only when I'm in a car. NPR has fallen.

Podcast AAR instead. no commercials. sweet.

[johnaries]

18. They're reporting what Bushco is telling us. We can't know if

it's true until there is independent reporting.

[Wordie]

64. Just heard on MSNBC: NO officials predict LOWER death toll. n/t

[Ladyhawk]

70. I try not to buy into every conspiracy theory, but this feels like a cover

up to me. :(

[bleever]

11. Ping! Nomination Five. Up you go.

Go CNN!

[SeattleGirl]

12. WOW! I had to read that twice to see if I read it correctly!

I hope the other networks follow suit. I know that Brian Williams was not a happy camper when they told him not to shoot coverage of a building burning, not to mention having guns pointed at him and his crew.

[elehhhhna]

13. EMAIL THEM NOW!!!! LINK:

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/cnntv/

[elehhhhna]

14. EMAIL THEM NOW!!!! LINK:

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/cnntv/

[autorank]

20. Done. Thanked them profusely for fighting for our right to know.

[VOX]

28. Done. Thanks for linking, elehhhhna! n/t

[goclark]

50. kick please email them about this too

[autorank]

16. Recommended in honor of CNN saying no to "the man"!!!!!!!

[shadowknows69]

19. The battle for the FIrst Amendment continues

Kudos CNN. They still have some serious problems (certain anchors mostly, woof) but maybe they're starting to see the big picture.

[sickinohio]

29. And Rush Limpball's

"stained dress" woman, and that bit*h that interviewed Nancy P.

[Mr Rabble]

21. nominated. nt

[Vinca]

24. This is a dream. I'm going to wake up . . . right??? nt

[spooky3]

25. This, and NOT protecting Plame leakers, is a principle worth fighting for.

I hope New York Times is learning from CNN.

[daninthemoon]

26. How bad are things really, that they feel they have to take this step

just to do their job? What do they know from these years that they haven't reported, but now something has pushed them too far?

[ginnyinWI]

27. Anderson Cooper is one of the best

I've been home on the couch this week (flu) watching a lot of coverage. Anderson Cooper is great--wants to show us everything. Ted Koppel is also good, and NBC has been good, too.

[William769]

30. I have had great reservations about CNN

But since their coverage of the aftermath, I am beginning to like them again.

[Rex]

31. Shot heard around the world.

This will bring it all out into the open, CNN invented itself with the Gulf War and now will use this to raise sinking ratings. We shall all see now how truly free our society is or claims to be.

[WiseButAngrySara]

42. Fraid your rather cynical view is the realistic one! CNN, MSNBC, and

apparently NPR has been reporting all day on the probale over-estimation of dead body counts. It's on right now--Anderson Cooper. We shall see indeed.

[HEAVYHEART]

32. Dayam!!!! n/t

[brettdale]

33. The scenes we have been seeing are terrible

To see a helicopter, lifting a dead body out of sewerage infected water is awful, but it has to be shown, to show people what has happened in New Orleans.

[Gabi Hayes]

34. why don't they file suit over that stupid jingo parade rumsfeld is having

on Sunday?

did you read about that?

no media except in, uh, first amendment zones (in reverse, I guess)

[dweller]

36. SEND LAWYERS, GUNS AND $$

to the camera crews on site ...


the sh|t has hit the fan.
dp

[globalvillage]

56. RIP Warren Z. n/t.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

37. Report that All Cameras are being Confiscated

Apparently the "authorities" don't want regular people telling any tales either. Thread on this:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4710532

[Andrushka]

38. CNN are doing...WHAAAAAT?!

Kicked!!

[Avalux]

39. >>Can't find it in print; Anderson Cooper just repeated it

[Lone_Star_Dem]

40. I just saw this on Anderson Cooper

I'm amazed they've done this.

"Hindered them for accurately and fairly covering the story."

I think the buck just stopped here for CNN. :)

[freemen2005]

41. SWEET !!

[freemen2005]

43. VIDEOS PLEASE - NEED TO SHOW EVERYONE

[ken_g]

44. I've wondering where the NYtimes

has been. They are after all the great defenders of the first amendment. I was sure they'd be first in line to go to court to defend the press' rights.
Kinda takes the wind outta their Plame-gate arguments.

[WiseButAngrySara]

45. Nominated!....n/t

[bloom]

46. YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe they have to do that. It's insane.

But then - Jose Padilla was found to not have rights as a citizen today - even though he is a citizen...

"A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously to reverse a judge's order that the government either charge or free Jose Padilla, who has been in custody for more than three years."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5267266,00.html

[Nikki Stone 1]

63. The Padilla case should have its own thread

Thanks

[bloom]

79. See:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4716945&mesg_id=4716945

[Tatiana]

47. Good for CNN! Where are the other news agencies?

NYT? Other members of the print media?

[Tatiana]

48. dupe n/t

[AX10]

51. Will they prevail?

What are there chances and what will Bushista do to block the CNN?

[freemen2005]

53. IF THEY DO, THEY ARE DONE FOR...THE BUSH REGIME IS NOW DEAD FOLKS

[sakabatou]

52. Wow...

[Freedomfried]

54. CNN has just declared war on the administration with this move

Bout fukkin time.

[lildreamer316]

55. Hell yes!!!

Is that a SPINE I see?

[freemen2005]

57. brings a tear to the eye really

[undergroundpanther]

58. I just sent them GLOWING Kudos!

[distantearlywarning]

59. I also sent them a nice letter. n/t

[justabob]

60. Just announced they got a restraining order

so they CAN continue covering recovery effort.

[FourStarDemocrat]

66. Hurray! Showing that they still care about journalism!

I was so happy when Anderson announced that. Keith Olbermann last night also was hellbent on showing the unvarnished truth of the dead bodies. Bravo. People need to see the devestation that took place.

[Nothing Without Hope]

72. I agree with Gen. Honore that identifiable photos of the dead should not

be shown on TV, because that would traumatize the families of the victims. (Covering the face or doing something else to block the victim's identity would be OK as long as warnings for terrible graphic content were given.) But we MUST have truth in reporting, including real, unfudged death toll and documentation of the extent of the disaster. Also including the fact that much of the death and disaster was due to what must be deliberate delays and blocks of aid by the Bush Administration.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4715924#4716246
Thread title: NPR Reports: GW to Blanco"I'll send in the troops if you answer to the WH"

In this connection PLEASE SEE THIS VITALLY IMPORTANT THREAD, INCLUDING THE INFO IN ALL THE REPLIES. (For example, the opening post omits the important Wash Post documentation of this incident and the statement by a "senior Administration official" that Bush wanted to take over authority.) Now we are starting to see one reason for the deliberate delays and blocks: George Bush BLACKMAILED Gov Blanco to turn over civil powers to him. The delays were pressure tactics. I also believe they are intended to incite "civil disturbances" around the country, for these are legal "justifications" for Bush suspending the Constitution and initiating widespread martial law. This is NOT tinfoilhattery, there is a long history behind it and much supporting evidence. Please see the links and threads in my posts in the blackmailing thread above.

[MelissaB]

61. Wow! Just...wow!

I'm just getting home and walk into this news. :bounce:

[MamaBear]

62. Wow

I'm speechless. :kick:

[AgadorSparticus]

65. OMG, CNN showing spine. GOOD for them!! Actually, I've noticed that

I've been gravitating to CNN during the hurricane coverage on cable news. Especially with Anderson Cooper's go get'em attitude coupled with his sincere compassion for the victims, it really pulled me in. It was good to see someone in journalism with sincere compassion and humility, for once.

With the exception of KO, MSNBC has nothing to offer. KO is the only reason MSNBC ever comes on in my house.

[BrightKnight]

67. They are actually behaving like journalists. -- n/t

[Roxy66]

71. I have been reading all of the posts here slamming CNN

Try to imagine there not being a CNN.....that scares me. Good for them for going after the truth

[Nothing Without Hope]

73. A new thread was started on CNN getting a restraining order:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4717640

[HEyHEY]

74. They actually tried to restrict them?

You're kidding me?!

[orleans]

75. did you find anything yet?

it's been hours since you put up this thread and i can't find anything on it.

are you sure that's what he said?

[Avalux]

78. Yes. It was confirmed and a restraining order was granted.

Both Lou Dobbs and Anderson Cooper reported on it last night. However, I still can't find anything on CNNs website, and a Google search comes up empty.

If you can find it in print, please post. :hi:

[drowninginjello]

76. 'Convention Center Horror' video on CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/10/katrina.media/index.html

CNN successfully has trumped all guv agencies, and is allowed to shoot pics of the bodies as well as remain on the ground and in the city, exempt from the order to evacuate.

Has anyone else seen the Anderson Cooper interview in the convention center with Dr. Greg Henderson, a Charity Hospital doctor? It's on CNN's site and is in the video section titled 'Convention center horror'.

A warning to anyone who can't stomach dead and mutilated bodies: proof is in this video that the horrors did happen.

THIS video I want. I want to add this to my collection of stuff that will make history once Bushco is impeached. I also want to see him brought up for murder charges. I know he didn't cause the hurricane, but ignoring cries for help by your own citizens who are dying because you won't help them live nearly falls under genocide in my eyes.

THIS and Iraqnam are going to be his legacy.

The noose tightens...hope this son of a bitch burns...

[newyawker99]

77. Hi drowninginjello!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Tesla]

80. I thanked them for this and told them to give Cafferty some kudos also!!!

drowninginjello

[Deja Q]

81. Out of self-interest. What else is new?

[FreedomAngel82]

82. Good for them!

Now let them try it!!

[ignatius 2]

83. Wow, I guess seeing down the road to a country that has no freedom

of speech got their bowels in an uproar.

Good morning,CNN, I am so happy you woke from your long,long sleep!!

[Rainscents]

84. WoooHooo!!! Maybe other will follow???? I really think so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ailsagirl]

85. Fantastic!!! Huge kudos to them!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: