[WikiEN-l] News agencies are not RSs

[Fred Bauder]

> In a message dated 6/29/2009 11:42:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> ragesoss+wikipedia at gmail.com writes:
>
>
>> It would raise his profile, indicate that Western media had taken
>> notice of the kidnapping, and therefore raise his value to the
>> kidnappers (either his value as a negotiating chip or his symbolic
>> value if executed).>>
>>
>
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>
> So we're now going to set a "higher" moral position than any other
> information outlet does?  Because I'm pretty darn sure that they would
> report it, if
> they had a reliable source from which to do so.
>
> Or maybe someone can point out another situation where an information
> outlet suppressed information of this import because it might "endanger
> someone's
> life".  I'm not talking about outing secret agents here.
>
> Will
>

Easily done; news of the D-Day invasion was suppressed.

Fred