Former CAIR Lobbyist Hired to Report on Muslim Issues for NY Times
From Newsbusters:
A journalist hired by The New York Times to report on a controversial mosque at 9/11's Ground Zero and the failed Christmas Day bomb plot previously held a government lobbying position at the Council on American Islamic Relations.
The Associated Press and ABC News also enlisted former CAIR workers to cover stories involving the Muslim community, raising concerns over whether it's ethical for objective media outlets to hire ex-advocacy group employees to report on the issues they previously championed.
Sharaf Mowjood, who helped pen the Islam-focused articles for The New York Times and the Times' world-affairs paper the International Herald Tribune in December of 2009, worked as a government relations coordinator for CAIR up until at least March of 2008.
Mowjood's gushing, 1,200-word article on the controversial mosque planned for construction near the former site of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks was titled "Muslim Prayers and Renewal Near Ground Zero." All eight of the sources cited in the piece said they approved of the project or lauded its advocate Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf.
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4 comments:
New York Times? Frankly I'm surprised they don't have him writing on Christianity and Judaism also because I don't think any change would be noticed.
The New York Times: the original "whores on 7th Avenue". When they finally fold can we hold a street party to celebrate?
Sometimes it appears that CAIR is lessening in its influence. Instead, CAIR has moved "behind the scenes" and is exerting even more influence.
"Influence" or pressure? Probably depends on the dhimmimeter rating of the libtards they're influencing. Actually I think the word that fits all of them is "collaborator".
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