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Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Book - Into the Buzzsaw by Emmy Award Winning Kristina Borjesson
Posted: November 11th, 2006
http://www.wanttoknow.info/060507newsjournalistsprevented
"The story was developing a momentum of its own, despite a virtual news blackout from the major media. Ultimately, public pressure forced the national newspapers into the fray. The Washington Post, the NY Times, and the LA Times published stories, but spent little time exploring the CIA's activities. Instead, my reporting became the focus. It was remarkable [my editor] Ceppos wrote, that the four Post reporters assigned to debunk the series "could not find a single significant factual error." A few months later, the Mercury News [due to intense CIA pressure] backed away from the story, publishing a long column by Ceppos apologizing for "shortcomings." The NY Times hailed Ceppos for "setting a brave new standard," and splashed his apology on their front page." (click
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-- Pulitzer Prize winner Gary Webb, excerpted from landmark book Into The Buzzsaw
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