Bozell, Hannity Discuss CNN's Zakaria's Conflict of Interest: He Advises Obama on Foreign Policy

May 20th, 2011 11:30 AM

Fareed Zakaria has privately advised President Barack Obama on foreign policy. So it's no surprise the CNN anchor approved of the president's foreign policy speech yesterday.

Unfortunately, however, he never informed his viewers of his private consultations with Obama.

NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell discussed Zakaria's cozy arrangement with the White House on the May 19 "Hannity" program's "Media Mash"

[See video of the segment below the page break]

"Whatever happened to that crazy notion called full disclosure?" Bozell lamented. "Don't you think this reporter owed it to his audience" that he's advised Obama before, he added.