On Thursday CNN ran a story about imported shrimp from Thailand that was really just a rehash of an old AFL-CIO report about suspected labor abuses. There was nothing new about the report or about the package CNN produced so the first question is, where is the new in this news?
It was just yesterday that I sent the following letter to CNN International challenging its coverage of tuna.
June 9, 2009
Byron Harmon
Senior Executive Producer
CNN International
VIA Email
Dear Mr. Harmon,
I am writing to draw your attention to several issues regarding basic journalistic standards in reference to Arwa Damon's report "Tuna Becoming Scarce."
The EPA vs. FDA interagency turf battle that has sprung up surrounding the issue of whether the latest independent science should be incorporated into the federal advice on seafood consumption has gotten a bit of coverage lately, including on CNN.
The EPA vs. FDA interagency turf battle that has sprung up surrounding the issue of whether the latest independent science should be incorporated into the federal advice on seafood consumption has gotten a bit of coverage lately, including on CNN.
