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- From: jdp@poppy.cs.odu.edu (JD Powell)
- Subject: "Hackers on NPR"
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.120437.2740@cs.odu.edu>
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- Organization: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 12:04:37 GMT
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- Anyone else hear the segment on National Public Radio this morning?
- William Flanagan (sp?) of Forbes was interviewed in a free range
- discussion that bounced from 'sport hackers' to hackers that have
- been co-opted by organized crime. Mr. Flanagan explained the
- organized crime link by pointing out Crime Inc.'s need for stolen
- phone services...after all, those calls to Colombia can be very
- expensive....
-
- All in all, it was a lightly sensationalized little sound bite,
- sounding for all the world like they were trying to perpetuate
- any hysteria they can instigate. They being the people of the press
- that involve themselves in these stories.
-
- For years I've been a big fan of NPR, enjoying their coverage of the
- news on "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered". Until now, I've
- not had any reason to view their commentary with anything more than the
- regular caution. When my membership support renewal notice arrives from
- my local public radio station, it's gonna be returned with $0 and a
- nastygram concerning their disappointing coverage of the CUD. I think
- they jumped in over their heads on this one, and didn't even bother
- to tread water.
-
- This was a *minor* missed coverage of happenings here, but I felt
- betrayed by my favorite news coverage organization. Sigh. One
- more of my naive notions gets exposed.
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