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> Cnn covered the dnc leaks in a extraordinary biased way. Telling people it was illegal for them to view it themselves. I find this hard to believe. Can you b
by hackuser 10y ago
> Cnn covered the dnc leaks in a extraordinary biased way. Telling people it was illegal for them to view it themselves.
I find this hard to believe. Can you back up any of these claims?
- grzm 10y agoChris Cuomo on CNN: “Also interesting is, remember, it’s illegal to possess these stolen documents. It’s different for the media. So everything you learn about this, you’re learning from us.” This has been interpreted by some as you can't view or read them, as you likely need to download them, at least in your browser, to be able to view them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/10/17/remember-its-illegal-to-possess-wikileaks-clinton-emails-but-its-different-for-the-media-says-cnns-chris-cuomo/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/201...
- hackuser 10y agoEDIT: To consolidate the discussion, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13353131 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13353131
- rokosbasilisk 10y agosure. https://www.popehat.com/2016/10/17/no-it-is-not-illegal-to-read-wikileaks/ https://www.popehat.com/2016/10/17/no-it-is-not-illegal-to-r... glenn greenwalds twitter has more examples.
- hackuser 10y agoIf Popehat and the Volokh Conspiracy are the typical sources, I suspect it's a slip of the tongue or mind blown way out of proportion, not some sort of official CNN policy or report. EDIT: Searching around, all I see are similar sources: Infowars, Breitbart, etc. Maybe he said it (and who knows what the context was), but I don't think see any evidence it was more than a gaff. Certainly I never heard it from them or anyone else.
- rokosbasilisk 10y agoThats not true. Techdirt https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161019/07004935835/cnn-tells-viewers-illegal-them-to-read-wikileaks-document-dumps-cnn-is-wrong.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161019/07004935835/cnn-t... washington examiner http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cnn-anchor-warns-illegal-for-you-to-look-at-wikileaks/article/2604697 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cnn-anchor-warns-illegal-f... a link to him saying it. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jww8pOdPZpM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jww8pOdPZpM observer articles explain rigging and cnn assistance https://www.google.com/amp/observer.com/2016/07/latest-guccifer-2-0-leak-reaffirms-primaries-were-rigged-for-clinton/amp/?client=ms-android-att-us https://www.google.com/amp/observer.com/2016/07/latest-gucci... https://www.google.com/amp/observer.com/2016/11/mainstream-media-recap-who-colluded-with-the-clinton-campaign/amp/?client=ms-android-att-us https://www.google.com/amp/observer.com/2016/11/mainstream-m... fox news https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/12/bias-alert-wikileaks-exposes-medias-secret-support-clinton.amp.html?client=ms-android-att-us https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/...
- hackuser 10y agoI don't know Techdirt, but the others are outlets of the conservative ideological movement. I'm not sure what the Observer article has to do with the issue at hand?
- rokosbasilisk 10y agoIts shows examples of media collusion. If you ignore "conservative media", you may be just trapped in your filter bubble. Its clear this is not a good faith discussion. I voted for Bernie with many other college kids, and we abstained from voting in the presidential when fox news gave us more objective coverage at the dnc protests. It was an truely awakening experience for many of us. just my two cents.
- hackuser 10y agoIt's sad that you have turned a discussion into personal attacks; I'm not going to participate in that.