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CNN’s Sanjay Gupta Fawns Over Kevorkian in Pre-HBO Documentary PR Blitz

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HBO will be airing a documentary on Kevorkian on June 28th.  It will undoubtedly be a soft and positive take on Kevorkian. This morning, in what was no doubt the first in several media gigs stage-managed by CNN, Sanjay Gupta gives a stunningly shallow and fawning account of a day spent with Kevorkian.  Not that … Continue reading CNN’s Sanjay Gupta Fawns Over Kevorkian in Pre-HBO Documentary PR Blitz →

Anderson Cooper, CNN and Kevorkian – Advertising Masquerading as Journalism

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I don’t usually watch Anderson Cooper.  His show airs past my bedtime.  But I had assumed he was some kind of journalist.  Maybe he is.  But when I got around to watching the taped segments of his interviews with Kevorkian, they looked more like the kind of softball/cheering squad that Larry King does so well.  … Continue reading Anderson Cooper, CNN and Kevorkian – Advertising Masquerading as Journalism →