Comments on: CNN News Executive Eason Jordan Quits

By: PBS Watch

PBS Watch — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 22:15:22 +0000

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Dan Rather. John Kerry. Eason Jordan. “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” ... When will they ever learn?

By: bryan

bryan — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 16:50:30 +0000

Didn't jordan say some derogatory things about bloggers earlier last year, possibly during the rathergate contoversy?

Now, watch. The Talonnews.com controversy is going to be the heated thing in the MSM, because he was "a blogger, not a journalist" - an actual quote from someone commenting on the story.

By: The Key Monk

The Key Monk — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 06:16:03 +0000

Jordan conquered
Jordan's resignation is a clear indicator that the video would not have absolved him: he slandered the US military in a public forum that was hostile to the US invasion of Iraq, gave credence to lies about US troops and later accepted congratulations ...

By: PRESTOPUNDIT

PRESTOPUNDIT — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 05:14:42 +0000

EASON JORDAN QUITS!! According to ABC News: Jordan said he was quitting to avoid CNN being "unfairly tarnished" by the controversy [surounding Jordan's later retracted statement that U.S. soldiers had "targetted" journalists...

By: Hennessy's View

Hennessy's View — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 04:27:05 +0000

Eason Jordan and Alger Hiss
missed the Eason Jordan affair.

I heard about it, followed the stories, and read the blogs. But I didn't feel like commenting here. The reason was that the story was obvious. Senior executives in the mainstream media believe that conservatives...

By: The Moderate Voice

The Moderate Voice — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 04:22:14 +0000

CNN's News Chief Eason Jordan Quits
Whether he said the words that got him in trouble or not, CNN's Chief News Excutive Eason Jordan has quit, a victim of delayed response to...

By: Blogs for Bush

Blogs for Bush — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 02:03:03 +0000

Eason Jordan Quits Looks like he couldn't withstand the power of the New Media: 6:40 PM ET Feb 11, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- CNN's top news executive, Eason Jordan, said Friday he's resigning amid controversy over his assertion that journalists were targeted...

By: Zed

Zed — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 02:02:21 +0000

I had rather cleverly used the name Eason Jordan as my google Adwords keyword, I posted nothing on the subject, and noticed you didn't either, but I still stole plenty of coverage on the issue.

By: BitsBlog

BitsBlog — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 01:53:53 +0000

Pajama Gang 6, MSM 0
His job, I think could have been saved had the tapes of the event come forward.

Or, maybe not, huh?

By: bindare

bindare — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 01:52:03 +0000

Could it be that Eason Jordan quit not because of the blogosphere's fury but because bloggers began looking into who he associated with and what organizations he belonged to. At the risk of being called a conspiracy nut, I believe there are others who don't want the attention and the investigative blogging coming their way and they asked Eason to step aside.

By: small dead animals

small dead animals — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 01:50:39 +0000

They Shoot Journalists, Update: Self Inflicted
Breaking news via Drudge - after nearly two weeks of blogosphere driven pressure to keep the story alive, CNN's Eason Jordan has finally resigned; CNN chief news executive Eason Jordan quit Friday amidst a furor over remarks he made in...

By: La Shawn Barber's Corner

La Shawn Barber's Corner — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 01:45:06 +0000

Eason Jordan Resigns: Truth Or Rumor?
National Review Online reporting. Developing...

Update: Associated Press also reporting: CNN chief news executive Eason Jordan quit Friday amidst a furor over remarks he made in Switzerland last month about journalists killed by the U.S. military in...

By: Ramblings' Journal

Ramblings' Journal — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 01:42:41 +0000

CNN's Jordan resigns CNN's Eason Jordan has thrown in the towel amid the unsubstantiated remarks he made last month in Switzerland. Jordan claimed that US soldiers had purposefully targeted journalists in Iraq.Jordan said he was quitting to avoid CNN being "unfairly tarn...