Talk:Jim Sciutto/Archive 1

Julian Assange walkout incident
I removed the section about this as it was not at all neutrally worded - the part on how he phrased the question is entirely opinion, and "declared" is a strange choice of word. If this incident is notable, it would need a better wording and should be sourced to coverage of the incident, not a video of it. January  (talk)  10:39, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

There are many news reports that could be cited in relation to the walk out: http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=assange+sciutto — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simonvc (talk • contribs) 13:36, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Would appreciate opinions on whether a recent incident in which Julian Assange walked out on an interview with Sciutto (a reporter for ABC) should be included in the article. January  (talk)  16:09, 19 December 2010 (UTC)


 * doesnt appear to be particularly notable event for a journalist/tv reporter, part of the job. MilborneOne (talk) 23:11, 19 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Agree. Doesn't seem to be a very notable event. --FormerIP (talk) 01:54, 20 December 2010 (UTC)


 * I've reverted an attempt to re-add it. I remain neutral (I only stumbled across this article because it had been vandalised) but consensus so far appears to be against inclusion. However if it is included it should simply summarise the incident; the version I reverted began "There has been controversy around Sciutto's reporting and interviewing style" as a separate sentence, with nothing to cite that there has been anything about his style in general, ie no controversy/coverage outside this one incident. January   (talk)  07:51, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Agree with removal. We are not the news. Stuff like "there has been controversy" is usually how weaselish, primary source-based non-events are given the appearance of importance. Drmies (talk) 01:03, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
 * It doesn't seem enough notable for inclusion.--Neo139 (talk) 01:21, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Noticed that Assange previously walked out on an interview with Atika Shubert of CNN in October for the same reason, which supports this incident being non-notable since it isn't unique. January   (talk)  10:39, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Obama Political Appointee and/or American Diplomat
I've seen several media articles about Sciutto today asserting that his reporting on the Susan Rice "unmaskings" was biased, and some have implied that this is because he and Amb. Rice were previously colleagues. I searched for additional info about this, and I've found some articles mentioning that he was Chief of Staff to the Ambassador to China, while others say he was a political appointee working in foreign affairs (but not specifying what particular appointment). As I write this, the current article says that Sciutto was a "political appointee of President Obama working on foreign affairs.[1] Also, he served as an American diplomat in Beijing, as Chief of Staff for US Ambassador Gary Locke." However, the best I can tell is that his job as Chief of Staff *was* the political appointment, but the only source I've found is a short bio on a Columbia Alumni of Beijing website, http://www.columbiabeijing.com/community/. I'm leaving the article as is for now, but if anyone can find a better source, it would be good to clarify this ASAP, especially given that lots of people will likely be checking this article in light of the current controversy. VirgilGilmour (talk) 15:47, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

Jim Sciutto has been in the news, recently (as of August 28, 2018)
Some updates to this article might be appropriate, either now or some time soon. See (e.g.) this 'news' search for "sciutto":
 * https://www.google.com/search?q=sciutto&tbm=nws

--Mike Schwartz (talk) 23:55, 28 August 2018 (UTC)