CNN Evening News for Friday, Feb 13, 2004
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live discussion held with CNN's Jeff Greenfield, "Nail 'Em" author Eric Dezenhall†, "The Hotline" editor Chuck Todd & "Philadelphia Daily News" Ellen Foley about how the media can handle the rumor/story about Senator John Kerry & an intern. [From Philadelphia, FOLEY - says in this era the smart reader can figure out what is going on in a story by getting context.] [From Virginia, TODD - comments on the problem of what to report on damage control in the Kerry camp dealing with the gossip; suggests the role of the mainstream media is to debunk a gossipy story.] [From Los Angeles, GREENFIELD - says this story put the press in an odd & complicated position since there is no gate to keep a story like this from getting out.] [From Washington, DEZENHALL - outlines the dilemma of dealing with rumor/crisis; recalls how the younger George Bush dealt with the cocaine rumor.]
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