Picked up via TPM, Jessica Yellin, formerly of ABC News states unequivocally that “executives” edited stories, pushed her stories in specific directions and otherwise forced Bush-positive coverage at every turn during the runup to the war. Not that we’re surprised about any of this - despite Anderson Cooper’s feigned shock - but it’s good to hear one brave woman actually report on what happened, however briefly.
And despite that enormous revelation, Cooper pointedly moves on without further explanation.
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