CBS News Reporter Responds: "The White House Is Clearly Manipulating What I Broadcast To Fit Their Agenda. And They Are Wrong To Do That"...

Editor & Publisher May 11, 2006 at 12:10 PM
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In his first week in the job, new White House Press Secretary Tony Snow is already having issues with CBS News, and slamming The New York Times and USA Today.

Snow has fired off several emails to reporters. One rapped the Times for continuing to "ignore America's economic progress," while another hit USA Today for a "misleading Medicare story." He also knocked CBS News on Wednesday for Jim Axelrod's piece on seniors having problems with the Bush drug plan. Axelrod responded today.

..."Again, the White House is clearly manipulating what I broadcast to fit their agenda. And they are wrong to do that."

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