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One long-time Mega Channel reporter says she only
recalls one instance where any of Mega's five
owners was criticized on that station. It's also acceptable for
journalists to take gifts or even money from those on whom they
report. The 2004 Olympics organizing committee was notorious for
paying journalists for favorable stories...
Government contacts and journalists themselves have commented to us
that the visit (της Κοντολίζα Ράις στις 25.04.2006) went far better than the media let on...
We have succeeded in placing interviews, locally produced op-eds, and IIP
products on key foreign policy concerns, and we are attempting to
counter factual errors and omissions with telephone calls, letters
to the editor, and regular meetings with journalists, editors, and
publishers. We are also putting more resources into our dealings
with media schools and students, hoping that the next generation of
journalists may be freer of the prejudices that have characterized
the current and previous generations.