Yesterday, CNN published a profound opinion piece by Uyghur dissident Nury Turkel:
"I was born in a Chinese 'reeducation camp.' I'm watching history repeat itself."
"the world's leading democracies must pursue a bolder strategy"
— @nuryturkel, UHRP Board Chair and @USCIRF Vice-chair, for @CNN
https://t.co/3vxPzjAv7U— Uyghur Human Rights Project (@UyghurProject) November 9, 2021
Turkel’s piece is definitely worth your time.
Wow. Good for CNN to publish this. https://t.co/EhCXgmfeCF
— Barrett Wilson (@BarrettWilson6) November 10, 2021
It was good for CNN to publish it.
Less good was for CNN to publish this editor’s note at the end of Turkel’s piece:
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz is rightfully disgusted:
CNN editors, who have 0 hesitation about publishing trash allegations against anyone they perceive as not leftwing enough, took an article by a Uyghur-American advocate exposing China's ongoing genocide & added an "Editor's Note" pushing CCP propaganda. https://t.co/6LyByQRmeX pic.twitter.com/7RWXoFJ7vA
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 10, 2021
It’s called #journalism dumbass https://t.co/TDYQA46h4L
— Lynne O'Donnell (@lynnekodonnell) November 11, 2021
No, Lynne. It’s called parroting CCP propaganda. And Cruz is right to call CNN out.
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This is weird. And wrong.
CNN goes out of its way to defend the indefensible in China. https://t.co/CVavhcPjpT
— Terry Moran 🇺🇸 (@TerryMoran) November 11, 2021
Sickening. https://t.co/PFEPXEKBzV
— Sarah Rolph (@RolphSarah) November 11, 2021
And here we all assumed the "C" in @CNN was "Cable." https://t.co/zjRJRL6OR9
— Jane Eagle (@WhoisJaneGalt) November 11, 2021