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napkinz

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2. the article says "former CNN science journalist Miles O’Brien"

Reply to JI7 (Reply #1)

Tue May 20, 2014, 06:30 PM

May 2014

On the latest episode of his StarTalk Radio Show, Neil DeGrasse Tyson spoke to former CNN science journalist Miles O’Brien about the failures of modern news reporting — particularly at CNN.

As the interview began, O’Brien joked that CNN fired the unit because they were ignorant of celebrity gossip. “After all, what do we know about the Kardashians?”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/19/neil-degrasse-tyson-and-miles-obrien-slam-cnn-as-the-wal-mart-of-journalism/

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Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Miles O’Brien slam CNN as the ‘Wal-Mart of journalism’ [View all] napkinz May 2014 OP

Mile's O'brien was rehired by CNN to report on the missing plane JI7 May 2014 #1

the article says "former CNN science journalist Miles O’Brien" napkinz May 2014 #2

ok, O'brien is referring to the entire science dept they got rid of JI7 May 2014 #3

Yes gvstn May 2014 #5

O'Brien fell one night while doing the plane coverage csziggy May 2014 #4

That's giving Jamaal510 May 2014 #6

I'll NEVER forget this ... napkinz May 2014 #8

Jeff Zucker has taken a tarnished news organization and then stomped on its twitching corpse, Fred Sanders May 2014 #7

that is our media in a nutshell. spanone May 2014 #9

K&R woo me with science May 2014 #10

What does that make Fox? Big Lots?? n/t winter is coming May 2014 #11

kick napkinz May 2014 #12