Journalism

Geraldo (sp?)

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1. Gonzalo P Says:
   April 8th, 2010 at 2:01 pm

   How about the guy who bite people.
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2. Taylor B Says:
   April 8th, 2010 at 2:47 pm

   Dan Rather, for blatantly lying on national television before the ’04 elections.
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3. Joe Cool Says:
   April 8th, 2010 at 2:58 pm

   Connie Chung for the "whisper it in my ear" incident.
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4. Marcus S Says:
   April 8th, 2010 at 3:43 pm

   Geraldo (sp?)
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5. Joir Says:
   April 8th, 2010 at 4:20 pm

   Geraldo Rivera.

   War coverage controversies

   During the U.S. war in Afghanistan in 2001, Rivera was derided for a report in which he claimed to be at the scene of a friendly fire incident; it was later revealed he was actually 300 miles away. Rivera faulted a minor misunderstanding for the discrepancy.

   Another controversy arose in early 2003, while Rivera was embedded with U.S. military personnel in Iraq. During a Fox News broadcast, Rivera began to disclose an upcoming operation, even going so far as to draw a map in the sand for his audience. The military immediately issued a firm denouncement of his actions, saying it put the operation at risk, and nearly expelled Rivera from Iraq. Two days later, he announced that henceforth and voluntarily he would be reporting on the Iraq conflict from Kuwait.[4]

   The "map in the sand" incident inspired a 14th season episode of NBC’s legal drama Law & Order, entitled "Embedded".[4]

   A third controversy arose when he announced he was carrying a weapon while reporting in Afganistan. He said, "If they’re going to get us, it’s going to be in a gun fight. It’s not going to be a murder. It’s not going to be a crime. It’s going to be a gun fight." The controversy came on two fronts. Many were offended by the very fact that as a reporter he was carrying a weapon. The other aspect of the controversy, however, was due to the fact that he had often promoted civilian gun control prior to his time reporting in Afganistan, such as when (after the Columbine High School massacre tragedy in Littleton, Colorado) Rivera asked, "How much longer are we gonna take [Charlton Heston defending the second amendment]? How much longer are we gonna be wrapping in the flag of patriotism to justify 250 million guns out there? How much longer?" As an NRA magazine article pointed out, "Rivera, who has made plenty of noise in the past by promoting various anti-gun proposals, revealed recently that while covering the war in Afghanistan, where he doesn’t feel quite so safe, he’s conveniently jumped to the other side of the fence."
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   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldo_Riviera

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