A terrorism scare in Boston is covered comprehensively by CNN. Then it turns out the scare was caused by “hoax devices” originating via Turner Broadcasting. Kevin Featherly sees it as the ultimate example of “synergy” and he is NOT happy.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.