Monday, August 14, 2006

Bill Cosby Blasts Washington Post

Cos & Effect: Bill Cosby Blasts 'Wash Post,' Downie Responds: "Cos & Effect: Bill Cosby Blasts 'Wash Post,' Downie Responds

By E&P Staff

Published: August 11, 2006 10:55 AM ET

NEW YORK Comedian/actor/author Bill Cosby, in a lengthy letter, has complained about what he calls 'disturbing' coverage by the The Washington Post of recent remarks that he made at Harvard University, and the aftermath. Leonard Downie, Jr., the paper's executive editor, has responded with a a defense.

It all started with Cosby's July 18 remarks, in reference to the Post, 'I don't like media who can't see or can't tell the truth.' Now he asks,
'Is The Washington Post abusing its considerable journalistic power? I think an investigation is warranted in order to find an answer.'

The exchange took place on the Romenesko site at www.poynter.org.

Cosby wrote in a letter published there today:

'On July 18th, I was a panel member at a forum sponsored by The Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard University, and The Washington Post. During the discussion, I made reference to The Washington Post and stated: 'I don't like media who can't see or can't tell the truth.'

'The next day, in a Washington Post article by Robert E. Pierre, that specific line was cited. Then, on July 21, the Post carried a column by Michael Eric Dyson which was entitled: The Injustice Bill Cosby Won't See.".....

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