Tuesday, September 01, 2015

All the News that's Fit to Suppress

In the five days since the shooting, ABC News has chosen not to publish the full contents of the fax, which was variously described in the media as a manifesto or a suicide note. No explanation has been given for withholding the full contents from the public. Given that Flanagan is dead, there would seem to be no reason not to reveal it (i.e., no pending trial and therefore no reason to worry about an ongoing investigation or influencing potential jurors). [More]
What's the matter, ABC News? Is there stuff in there that doesn't fit the narrative?

Your job is not to hold stuff back. Release the entire document.

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