https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/08/06/mind-games-of-the-reactionary-media/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 00:58:06 -0400<![CDATA[It hasn&#8217;t been that long &#8211; April 11, 2003, to be exact &#8211; since Eason Jordan made his surprising admission on the pages of the New York Times that CNN had coddled Saddam for access to his dictatorship (The News We Kept to Ourselves). But there have been many media unveilings since then, including one at Davos that resulted in a version of &#8220;Here GOES Mr. Jordan&#8221; for that same gentleman. The CNN exec became too much of a hot potato for the company when he accused US soldiers of targeting journalists without a shred of evidence. And then there was, on a less publicized level, the contretemps surrounding the photography Pulitzer awarded to the AP. How did those shutter bugs miraculously turn up at the Scene of the Terror with such regularity?]]>Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:05:17 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/08/06/mind-games-of-the-reactionary-media-n212836