[lbo-talk] Doug's pal stands up for freedom of the press

[Doug Henwood]

Lance Murdoch wrote:


>In an interview on CNN, Mr. Pearlstine said the threat of fines played
>no role in the magazine's thinking. "We are not above the law," he
>said.
>
>The magazine made its decision over the objections of its reporter, 
>Mr. Cooper.

This is the guy who essentially fired Mary Williams Walsh at the WSJ 
for reporting on the weird connections between CBS News and the 
mujahideen during the Afghanistan war.

Doug