Midwest Hotel Chain Pulls Plug On CNN
A small chain of ten hotels in the Midwest has pulled CNN and CNN Headline News from their guest rooms and public spaces in response to CNN's airing of Islamist propaganda. The president of the company says that guest comments on the decision are running at 3 to 1 in favor of the chain's actions.
COLUMBIA, Mo. - A Midwest hotel chain with several properties in Illinois has pulled CNN and CNN Headline News from its guest rooms and lobbies in response to the cable network's broadcast of an insurgent video showing Iraqi snipers shooting at U.S. troops.
The Oct. 18 CNN broadcast, which featured edited portions of a tape the network said it obtained from the Islamic Army of Iraq rebel group, crossed the line from journalism to propaganda, said James Thompson, president of the Iowa-based Stoney Creek Hospitality Corp.
"It was shocking and repulsive," he said. "Their actions supported terrorism."
Guests at the Stoney Creek Inn's 10 properties in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin can still view Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC and other cable news channels, Thompson noted. Supportive comments from guests have outnumbered complaints by a 3-1 margin, he said.
In Illinois, the Stoney Creek Inns are located in Galena, East Peoria, Moline and Quincy. It also has locations in Columbia and St. Joseph, Mo.; Des Moines and Waukon, Iowa; and La Crosse and Wausau, Wis.
A network spokeswoman did not immediately return telephone calls seeking comment Thursday. A CNN producer previously defended the report as an attempt to show the "unvarnished truth" about the Iraq war.
Good for them. In case you care to visit one of these Inns next time you're heading out that way here's their website. They sound rather nice, by the way.
And they are owned by people who back our troops. That's a plus.
Business, Media, Support the Troops | Gaius Friday, 17 November , 2006
By jdkelly, Friday, 17 November , 2006 @ 5:48 pm
Gonna stay at a Stoney Creek motel next week. Decent motels. Good for them.