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11-19-2006, 08:16 AM
Midwest hotel chain drops CNN over video (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20061117/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_hotels_cnn_dropped)
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, Associated Press writer Fri Nov 17, 10:47 AM ET
COLUMBIA, Mo. - A Midwest hotel chain with several properties in Illinois has pulled CNN and CNN Headline News from its guest rooms and lobbies in response to the cable network's broadcast of an insurgent video showing Iraqi snipers shooting at U.S. troops.
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Iraq rebel group, crossed the line from journalism to propaganda, said James Thompson, president of the Iowa-based Stoney Creek Hospitality Corp.
"It was shocking and repulsive," he said. "Their actions supported terrorism."
Guests at the Stoney Creek Inn's 10 properties in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin can still view Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC and other cable news channels, Thompson noted. Supportive comments from guests have outnumbered complaints by a 3-1 margin, he said.
In Illinois, the Stoney Creek Inns are located in Galena, East Peoria, Moline and Quincy. It also has locations in Columbia and St. Joseph, Mo.; Des Moines and Waukon, Iowa; and La Crosse and Wausau, Wis.
A network spokeswoman did not immediately return telephone calls seeking comment Thursday. A CNN producer previously defended the report as an attempt to show the "unvarnished truth" about the Iraq war...
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By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, Associated Press writer Fri Nov 17, 10:47 AM ET
COLUMBIA, Mo. - A Midwest hotel chain with several properties in Illinois has pulled CNN and CNN Headline News from its guest rooms and lobbies in response to the cable network's broadcast of an insurgent video showing Iraqi snipers shooting at U.S. troops.
The Oct. 18 CNN broadcast, which featured edited portions of a tape the network said it obtained from the Islamic Army of <form method="post" action="http://yq.search.yahoo.com/search" class="yqin"> <input value="" iraq="" name="p" type="hidden"> <input value="c1,i,yn,c3" name="sourceOrder" type="hidden"> <input value="<p style=" font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:13px;padding:0;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:.5em="" type="hidden">Iraq</form> <input value="" name="sourceURL" type="hidden"> <input value="yq-news" name="fr" type="hidden"> <input value="The Oct. 18 CNN broadcast, which featured edited portions of a tape the network said it obtained from the Islamic Army of Iraq rebel group, crossed the line from journalism to propaganda, said James Thompson, president of the Iowa-based Stoney Creek Hospitality Corp." name="context" type="hidden">
Iraq rebel group, crossed the line from journalism to propaganda, said James Thompson, president of the Iowa-based Stoney Creek Hospitality Corp.
"It was shocking and repulsive," he said. "Their actions supported terrorism."
Guests at the Stoney Creek Inn's 10 properties in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin can still view Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC and other cable news channels, Thompson noted. Supportive comments from guests have outnumbered complaints by a 3-1 margin, he said.
In Illinois, the Stoney Creek Inns are located in Galena, East Peoria, Moline and Quincy. It also has locations in Columbia and St. Joseph, Mo.; Des Moines and Waukon, Iowa; and La Crosse and Wausau, Wis.
A network spokeswoman did not immediately return telephone calls seeking comment Thursday. A CNN producer previously defended the report as an attempt to show the "unvarnished truth" about the Iraq war...
:claps: