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CNN Executives Dismiss Reports CNN Might Be Removed from Air in Israel

HeadlineJun 21, 2002

And finally, two interesting reports on press censorship. Executives at CNN dismissed reports that CNN might be removed from the air in Israel, saying it retains strong relationships with Israel’s satellite and cable distributors. At least partly in response to protests about CNN coverage from Israeli government officials and viewers, CNN adopted a formal policy to avoid the use of videotaped statements by Palestinian suicide bombers or their families. Eason Jordan, the top news executive at CNN, flew to Israel for consultations with Israeli officials over covering the conflict. Also, CNN disavowed the comments of CNN founder Ted Turner in which he equated Israeli military actions with the suicide bombers, saying, “I would make the case that both sides are engaged in terrorism.” Interestingly enough, Susanna Flood, a spokesperson for CNN International, said CNN received assurances from Yes executives, the satellite company in Israel, that there would be no disruption in the service in Israel. But they did acknowledge that they are putting Fox News next to CNN on the satellite, so if people did not want to watch CNN, they could flip quickly to Fox. Israeli government officials said the addition of Fox News would surely attract some Israeli viewers who have questioned CNN’s coverage because “Fox will be seen as coming from the Israeli point of view.”

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