RE: [LINK] Media coverage of Code Red

From: Anthony Healy (thealy@magna.com.au)
Date: Fri Aug 03 2001 - 12:08:00 EST


> ninemsn doesn't provide any news stories to Channel 9's news department.
> Nor do we get news from them.. we actually get our news feeds from AAP.

Thanks for this, but, but it's not relevant to cynicism about television
news. Also, I am not alleging that certain decisions were made in this
situation, but that an informed viewer would be aware of the environment. I
stand 100 percent behind the fact that the environment has non-relevant
impacts on news.

I wrote:
> Also, anyone relying on Channel 9 for news about Code Red should
> remember that ninemsn is a joint venture with Microsoft. Not that I'm
> implying this would affect the news judgement of a television news
> editor. No way.

Regards, Tony Healy

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