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 Support The DrudgeReport; Visit Our Advertisers  XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX TUE MARCH 30, 2004 21:57:03 ET XXXXX PAPER: PEARL WIDOW FINDS CNN LOVE Eason Jordan, a CNN news exec who was deeply involved in the network's coverage of the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl, is now romantically involved with Pearl's widow, Mariane, the WASHINGTON POST is planning to report on Wednesday, sources tell DRUDGE. Colleagues said they don't know how long Jordan and Pearl have been an item, columnist Richard Leiby is planning to report. MORE Some CNNers mulled the ethical implications of the relationship. Pearl, who earlier this month was turned down for compensation from the 9/11 victims' fund and is appealing, appeared on CNN Tuesday with her attorney. "While she's a source, what kind of source is she?" one staffer wondered. "She's a source about her husband's death." A 22-year veteran of CNN, Jordan made his name overseeing the network's war coverage and expanding its international bureaus. He serves as CNN's executive vice president and chief news executive and chairs its editorial board. When Jordan faced controversy last year after disclosing that he had not reported some things he had learned during 13 trips to Iraq for "fear of endangering our staff in Baghdad," Pearl publicly defended him, Leiby will note. "I have known Jordan for almost a year, since the death of my husband," she wrote in a letter published in The Washington Post on April 19. "From the start, I was surprised by how ethical Jordan is and how dedicated he is to issues of journalistic ethics _ more concerned than I would have expected from someone at a network like CNN, with its splashy logos and special theme music for the war. In every conversation that we've had, Jordan's concern for the safety of his journalists, journalists in general and the people helping them in the field has been clear." Developing... ----------------------------------------------------------- Filed By Matt Drudge Reports are moved when circumstances warrant http://www.drudgereportArchives.com for updates (c)DRUDGE REPORT 2004 Not for reproduction without permission of the author |
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