“We believe that her credibility in her position as senior editor for Middle Eastern affairs has been compromised going forward.”[1]
CNN Editor Resigns Following Controversial Tweet About Hezbollah Leader
from Mashable! by Vadim Lavrusik
Michael Arrington: journalists have a right to express their opinions
In a recent article, Michael Arrington, writing for TechCrunch, argues that journalists should openly express their opinions and biases, despite the longstanding idea that journalists should hide their political biases. This argument by Arrington comes on the heels of CNN’s firing of Octavia Nasr because of a controversial tweet and the forced resignation of Helen Thomas because of her statements about Israel. “I think journalists have the right to express their opinions on the topics they cover,” he writes. “More importantly, I think readers have a right to know what those opinions are.”