Journalist Lara Logan Appeals to Colleagues as CBS Rejects Her Iraq Report

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Lara Logan Appeals as CBS Rejects Her Iraq Report
Katie Couric's Newscast Nixes Story Because Images "a Bit Strong"

From Baghdad, CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Laran Logan sent a mass e-mail headed "help" to friends and colleagues appealing for their intervention after the executive producer of the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" chose not to broadcast a Logan report entitled "The Battle for Haifa Street." In the e-mail, Logan calls the story "not too gruesome to air, but rather too important to ignore." A CBS spokeswoman Sandy Genelius provided this statement: "The Executive Producer of the Evening News thought some of the images in it were a bit strong plus on that day the program was already packed with other Iraq news."

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Here is Lara Logan's e-mail appeal:

From: lara logan
Subject: help

The story below only appeared on our CBS website and was not aired on CBS. It is a story that is largely being ignored, even though this istakingplace verysingle day in central Baghdad, two blocks from where our office is located.

Our crew had to be pulled out because we got a call saying they were about to be killed, and on their way out, a civilian man was shot dead in front of them as they ran.

I would be very grateful if any of you have a chance to watch this story and pass the link on to as many people you know as possible. It should be seen. And people should know about this.

If anyone has time to send a comment to CBS – about the story – not about my request, then that would help highlight that people are interested and this is not too gruesome to air, but rather too important to ignore.

Many, many thanks.

[fasttense]

1. Our wonderful corporate media putting a muzzle on the truth again.

Will any body ever trust the American media again? They are certainly proving there is no freedom of speech in the US. That certainly emboldens the enemy. Our enemies can clearly see the corrupt sort of Democracy we are trying to bring to Iraq is nothing but lies.

[AndyA]

With things going so well over there, you'd think they would want to show the truth.

Oops. Sorry, I forgot. The spin has changed now, hasn't it. Things aren't so good. In fact they're downright deadly. My bad.

[justiceischeap]

2. I'd love to watch the report

However, being on a Mac, I can't. :(

[jaybeat]

4. Works on mine...

I've got a utility called Flip4Mac WMV that plays WindowsMedia files through QuickTime.

[justiceischeap]

8. I'll have to get that.

Does it automatically act as a WMV plugin for browsers?

[jaybeat]

16. Yes, I think so (nt)

[jaybeat]

3. "Too important too ignore"

I'll say. This is the real deal. While the Iraqi government prattles on about shutting down the "terrorists," the reality is that Iraqi forces often are the perpetrators of sectarian torture and killings. And when US forces perform joint operations, then they are perceived as complicit.

Everyone should see this. A direct link is http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2371456n">here.

[LouisianaLiberal]

5. Perhaps CBS is censoring this.

I've tried clicking the link above, and tried clicking on the Crooks and Liars link. Each time my connection to the internet is cut.

[Junkdrawer]

6. Lara, Lara, Lara...Didn't you get the Memo: "Marines build soccer field" stories ONLY...

"Reporter Killed" or "Unarmed Civilian Shot Dead" is not news. It happens all the time.

[TheBaldyMan]

7. kick n/t

[Poiuyt]

9. I wonder if it's as graphic as seeing Saddam hanging or the bullet riddled

bodies of his sons. They got what was coming to them, but I don't want to see it.

[stevedeshazer]

10. THIS IS A MUST-SEE

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2371456n

Use this link, you must endure a 15-second commercial.

Incredible.

[dogday]

11. It's worth watching.....

Thanks for the link :hi:

[stevedeshazer]

12. Kickin' again

thanks

[Bombtrack]

13. Lara Logan is both an anti-corporate-media geeks dream come true

she's also a run-of-the-mill geeks come true since "Lara Logan" is an alliterative combination of the real names of Tomb Raider and Wolverine.

[speedoo]

14. Not perky enough for Katie's people.

All those dead bodies and all.....

Thank you Lara. You ARE a newswoman.

[zbdent]

15. CBS's balls were cut off

at Dan Rather's expense ...

[frogcycle]

17. kick