Apr 8, 2008 - Disney President and CEO Bob Iger said this morning that ABC News decided against partnering with CNN years ago because they were interested in a "true joint venture," and not "outsourcing" their newsgathering, as CBS may do.

"We were not interested in anything like [the CBS arrangement]," Iger told The New Yorker's Ken Auletta at a breakfast talk at the Plaza Hotel.

Iger also confirmed that,…