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Pravda v. Google - Spot the Difference - 8/06/2005 09:52:00 AM

In both cases, the message is clear. Journalists had better watch what they say -- if they offend the powers that be, they'll be cut off.

News Item #1**

MOSCOW -- Russia's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it will not renew permission for ABC-TV to operate in the country after the network broadcast an interview with a notorious Chechen warlord. In a statement, the ministry said ABC would be considered "undesirable" by all Russian state agencies because of an interview with Shamil Basayev, which was broadcast last week on "Nightline."

- The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 2, 2005

News Item #2

CNET on Friday reported "Google representatives have instituted a policy of not talking with CNET News reporters until July 2006 in response to privacy issues raised by a previous story." ... the CNET report published some personal information about Google's CEO Eric Schmidt -- his salary; his neighborhood, some of his hobbies and political donations -- all obtained through Google searches ... Schmidt is officially Google's chief champion and defender, and has publicly said that there has to be a trade-off between privacy concerns and functionality. He has brought up Google's corporate motto, "Don't Be Evil" in those defenses.

- CNN, August 5, 2005

** Update September 6, 2005 9:13 PM - The Washington Post link for "News Item #1," above, no longer works. I found another Washington Post article here that covers the same territory, but it does not match the article I originally quoted. It appears that the Associated Press which wrote the original is expiring older content, perhaps because they charge for articles more than 7 days old on their website.