Controversial 'Secret' Tapes Reveal Shocker: Bush Actually a Great Guy

Controversial 'Secret' Tapes Reveal Shocker: Bush Actually a Great Guy; Strange Goings-On at The New York Times

3/7/2005 4:29:00 PM

To: National Desk, Media Reporter

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NEW YORK, March 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Russ Baker explores a disturbing new trend: the leaking of "secret, revelatory" conversations that serve primarily to cast the leaker in a positive light. In his most recent article, Baker, a longtime investigative reporter and essayist, looks at two recent instances in which The New York Times gave prominent play to supposedly secret tapes it had obtained that, it said, presented new insights into politicians.

In particular, Baker focuses on recent front-page articles in which President Bush supposedly spoke candidly to a friend he did not know was taping him. These stories garnered considerable national attention. Baker scrutinizes the articles carefully, and presents new material that raises doubts about the content of the articles, and the intent of the leakers. He suggests that, in this time of White House information management and maximum spin, it is more important than ever that news organizations -- and the public -- exhibit skepticism about such stories.

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