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CNN censors Blix

David Traynier | 14.02.2003 23:47

Blix censored by CNN on web

Compare CNNs transcript to that of the BBC. CNN omits several key paragraphs which refute Powell's presentation.

David Traynier

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links?

15.02.2003 08:55

could you provide links to the two transcripts?

jjf


checking out CNN transcript

15.02.2003 10:27

I've been comparing the transcripts of Blix's speech on the BBC site and on the CNN site and, effectively, on CNN transcript 39 sentences are missing. However, as all of them are part of the same uninterrupted chunk of text I wouldn't exclude that a taping, copying, pasting or similar error had happened. The links are

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2763653.stm
 http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/02/14/sprj.irq.un.transcript.1/index.html

day: 15 Feb 2003
time: 10:15 GMT

Juan Alberdi


checking out CNN transcript

15.02.2003 10:28

I've been comparing the transcripts of Blix's speech on the BBC site and on the CNN site and, effectively, on CNN transcript 39 sentences are missing. However, as all of them are part of the same uninterrupted chunk of text I wouldn't exclude that a taping, copying, pasting or similar error had happened. The links are

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2763653.stm
 http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/02/14/sprj.irq.un.transcript.1/index.html

day: 15 Feb 2003
time: 10:15 GMT

Juan Alberdi


checking out CNN transcript

15.02.2003 10:28

I've been comparing the transcripts of Blix's speech on the BBC site and on the CNN site and, effectively, on CNN transcript 39 sentences are missing. However, as all of them are part of the same uninterrupted chunk of text I wouldn't exclude that a taping, copying, pasting or similar error had happened. The links are

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2763653.stm
 http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/02/14/sprj.irq.un.transcript.1/index.html

day: 15 Feb 2003
time: 10:15 GMT

Juan Alberdi