Fascinating interview with CNN president Jon Klein at TVNewser.

There’s nothing wrong with being aggressive — or even “muscular”, whatever that means — about getting answers from both sides, which Klein says will continue to characterize CNN reporting. Last week I noted several instances in which CNN anchors were tough on Democrats. But I also noted a few in which CNN went beyond the boundaries in order to make their coverage more “accusatory” than “aggressive”. For one, Aaron Brown really twisted a Bush quote to make him sound out-of-touch. For another, CNN apparently coached a guest to “get angry” (although CNN denied it).

But Klein needs to read Jay Rosen: News organizations don’t need to be “more aggressive” — especially when there’s a state of confusion and no one has all the facts. Then you just get a bunch of people yelling at each other. They need to be more intelligent — putting the accusations aside and patiently but relentlessly gathering facts.