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More than a year, that had serious allegations against -- about incompetence and misjudgments at the cia because we were afraid that the story might compromise the lives of certain people involved in the story. so, news organizations are normally very meticulous about that. i assume "the new york times" was meticulous. >> indira, after the 9/11 attacks, cnn said it would be sensitive to releasing any information that could compromise lives or ongoing operations. that's how it was articulated. at the time. is that the basic threshold that is to say compromising lives are ongoing operations with...

And it gets played over and over in this endless loop on cable television. i understand cable television has 24 hours a day to fill. and so, they have to use footage. but there is a way in which how are we advancing what the public needs to know? what are we doing that is actually adding to the conversation, other than giving isis and other terrorist organizations what they want? which is a platform and notoriety and fame and it is a way that it has been proven this helps them recruit. >> but it is news, right? >> it is absolutely news. >> and cable news does cover news by the moment. >> it do...

Back in d.c. and how will the media cover a president if they can't get to him? i have the perfect panel to ask. joining me now, michael rescu is the former "new york times" washington bureau chief. plenty of experience with this thing. april ryan, the washington bureau chief for the american urban radio networks and political analyst for cnn. michael, let me start we asking you this. in previous presidential trips, the u.s. press was all over the president. and the president was all over the press. and their top aides because they wanted to get this out. were you struck by how different this ...

Professional people in law enforcement and professional people in intelligence. each with their own need and their own service, all of whom believe they are serving the public interest. and the inability to talk with each other and discuss what the right solutions are is helping to create these situations and making it harder to bridge these cultural gaps. >> i want to point something out that the public should understand. and that is just to the point that you're making, michael, that in most cases, there are an ongoing and active dialogue between executives in news organizations and top offi...

Something new and something that adds to the context or understanding to the light, not the heat. >> i like that. slowing yourself down and taking a breath. that could be advice that we all should follow. >> we can all use. >> and very much in the news business. thank you both very much. michael, by the way, happy holiday birthday to you. i understand you're celebrating a little bit. >> thank you. >> take five. thanks much to both of you. a rare retraction at fox news. but not from shawn hean hannity. the effect of competing narratives on the network's credibility issues when we come back. a...