Arnett says he "was thrown out on the
street" by NBC
Los Angeles Times
Peter Arnett tells Elizabeth Jensen that the Iraqi TV
interview controversy is a "storm in a bloody teacup," and that
he's irritated he spent 19 days helping NBC, whose own reporters left
citing safety concerns, and "then I'm being trashed." He says
the network "was just grateful for anything I could give them...but
in the end, I was thrown out on the street, and very casually, my
reputation in shreds -- for what? For helping them out."
> JOURNALISM PROF ROBERT JENSEN
WRITES: "Arnett's judgment was poor in this incident, but
that shouldn't overshadow his contributions in the past. And the
controversy shouldn't be used to obscure the failures of U.S. journalism
in the present." (Newsday)
> JOHN PODHORETZ ASKS:
"Is Peter Arnett guilty of treason? This is a perfectly
serious question." (New York Post)
