CNN Senior Analyst Returns Speaking Fees In Conflict of Interest.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 1999-- CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. senior analyst Jeff Greenfield Jeff Greenfield (b. New York City, June 10, 1943) is an American television journalist, non-fiction writer, and novelist. He was born in New York City to Jewish parents Benjamin and Helen. He grew up in Manhattan and graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1960. is returning a $10,000 fee received for moderating a Department of Defense-funded conference on the interaction between journalists and public officials during a bio-terrorism attack. "I should have paid attention to where the funding was coming from," Greenfield Greenfield, town (1990 pop. 18,666), seat of Franklin co., NW Mass., at the confluence of the Deerfield and Green rivers, near their junction with the Connecticut; settled 1686, set off from Deerfield and inc. 1753. says. "I didn't and it is my fault. "We don't accept money from people we report on," Earl Casey, VP of public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. explains. "We try to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest. Greenfield decided to return the $5,000 advance fee he had received and forgo the rest after Editor & Publisher questioned him about it. |
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