NBC News Fires Arnett Over Iraqi TV Interview

The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today report NBC News fires Arnett Over Iraqi TV Interview. Via The Command Post, here is the official word from National Geographic which co-fired him.

Update from The Command Post: "Peter Arnett, the American reporter fired by MSNBC and National Geographic earlier today has reportedly (Fox News) been hired by the Daily Mirror."

2 Comments

01. Olivier Jeudy - Apr 02, 2003 - 14:40

Back to square 1: censorship at its best pure dictatorship style. Let's cut to the chase and burn the books, just like in 1939.

02. Joi Ito - Apr 02, 2003 - 19:44

Dan Gillmor on the Arnett issue

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