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| PillartoPost.org online daily magazine spent an incredible amount of time to obtain a composite sketch of the Ukraine whistleblower only to discover it was a bird native to Eastern Europe. So, we made up something. Thanks, Al. |
Mixed Kettle of Fish
Judging from today's article in Poynter.com we now know the Ukrainian phone call whistleblower works for the CIA (no surprise) and he is a he and undoubtedly the media will trip all over ourselves to give us the name (like a puppy fetching a ball). Publishing the name will put the man in danger. Who cares? Don't we all like to jam the freeway to gawk at a fatal traffic accident. Shame. The man is a hero and he'll get little respect for helping bring down America's first elected dictator.
Years ago, when the earth was cooling (grandson’s reference of my career in journalism), I posed a question to a long time city columnist about publishing names in a sensitive investigation. His retort was “...Pollyanna, if I don’t do it someone else will, we might as well get the scoop because that’s what and why we’re in business...”
Poynter.com
article. Click here.
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Ukrainian Whistleblower, a delicate bird native to the steppes of Eastern Europe, is loving the attention.
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