The union criticised political attempts "to turn RAI into a mouthpiece for the government" among a raft of grievances behind the 24-hour strike scheduled for May 6.
In a mostly one-day strike, journalists across the U.S. will walk off their jobs at publications owned by Gannett, the largest newspaper chain in the U.S.
different view from cbs s lara logan. this is actually an interesting journalistic point. there s a reason why when general mcchrystal took the job everyone writes a glowing profile of him, because then that assures access he later on. and he talked about his manners pretending to build an illusion of trust. he s laid out there what his game is. that is exactly the kind of damaging type of attitude that makes it difficult for reporters who are genuine about what they do. i think that s insulting and arrogant myself. so how does a journalist strike the right balance, especially in a war zone? joining us now, jamie mcintyre, former senior pentagon correspondent for cnn who now blogs on military and media issues at lineofdeparture.com. and in kansas city fred francis, former nbc pentagon and national security correspondent, who now helps teach military officials, among others, how to deal with the media. jamie mcintyre, you write that there s a dirty little secret among beat reporte