the article lacks cohesiveness of thought, jumping back and forth between topics. it seems as if tmr. scherer is attempting to be fair by using v.p. cheney's own words, but he weights them and analyzes them perhaps incaccurately. in example, one answer "i am" to one question in the interview is projected to an apparent extreme.

The journalism exhibited in this piece strikes me as good. The reporting is succinct, the analysis of key quotes is relevant and focused. Mr. Scherer has been objective about and fair to all concerned parties.

Basic informations for the international public concerning the current CIA debate in the U.S.

This is an example of bad journalism. The author injects personal bias and opinion as a substitute for fact in assuming that it is clear what Cheney was referring to by “these cases where they went beyond the specific legal authorization”. This is factually untrue. The Chris Wallace interview did not specifically mention the spun examples of interrogations that the author insinuates Cheney must have been including in his response. The News Trust guide points out that factual truth is essential to quality journalism.

A well written and very subtle defence of Cheney, giving a short account of charges and then long defenses by Cheney relying on the tried and true justification, used down through history including bu the Japanese who waterboarded Americans and were prosecuted, - National defense, security., thus leaving the reader with a definite bias for Cheney.