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struggle4progress

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Thu Sep 6, 2012, 11:53 AM Sep 2012

CNN International's Response to the Guardian (re: Greenwald)

Here is CNN International's response to Glenn Greenwald's story in the Guardian about Amber Lyon's documentary, iRevolution: Online Warriors of the Arab Spring.

1. False: CNN International did not air "its own documentary".

The Truth: It was never intended to air on CNN International. It was an hour-long program about the impact of social media on the Arab Spring that was commissioned for CNN US, where it ran in June of 2011. The portion of it that concerned Bahrain lasted about 13 minutes ...

2. False: CNN International ensured Amber's reporting "was never seen on television by Bahrainis or anyone else in the region" ...

http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/05/cnn-internationals-response-to-the-guardian/

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CNN International's Response to the Guardian (re: Greenwald) (Original Post) struggle4progress Sep 2012 OP
Hello ! livilinh17 Nov 2012 #1
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