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| CBS Will Act More Harshly Towards 60 Minutes II Document Perps Since GWB Reelected | ||
| 2004-11-08 | ||
| Hat Tip DRUDGE Players involved in the notorious 60 Minutes II story, reported by Dan Rather, which employed dubious documents regarding President Bush's National Guard service, may have been rooting for a John Kerry victory. I hear the knocking - knock knock knock - Dan Rather No, it wasn't that old bugaboo liberal media bias as much as it was a bias toward saving their own skins. The report from an internal investigation into the documents mess was purposely being held until after the election.
Pre-election, the feeling in some quarters at CBS was that if Kerry triumphed, fallout from the investigation would be relatively minimal. The controversial piece's producer, Mary Mapes, would likely be suspended or fired, but a long list of others up the chain of command—from 60 Minutes II executive producer Josh Howard, to Rather and all the way up to news division President Andrew Heyward—would escape more or less unscathed. Kenneth. What's the frequency? - Infamous Mugger But now, faced with four more years of President Bush, executives at CBS parent Viacom could take a harder line on the executives involved. We want to keep important press credentials, and not be lumped in with "National Enquirer" and "Midnight Globe" - CBS
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| Posted by:BigEd |
| #11 lol e larson! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-08 9:26:48 PM |
| #10 Frank G: "Helen Thomas" If only Thomas Jefferson had banned her right at the outset... |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-11-08 9:05:35 PM |
| #9 The assumption is that the network cares. If they have taken a strategic view that treats open broadcast television like radio with programs directed at specific audiences rather than general ones, then CBS/Viacom may just toss the 53% of America off their corporate radar. Whether that sells in the short term with the stockholders is up in the air, but given the steady erosion of viewship anyway over the past decade, it may be the game plan. Otherwise, why haven't they tossed Dan long ago for not getting rating points up from the basement. |
| Posted by: Don 2004-11-08 4:18:18 PM |
| #8 Ah, issuance of strongly worded memos typed on a 70's typewriter, using MS Word |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-08 3:15:30 PM |
| #7 Ah, issuance of strongly worded memos... |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2004-11-08 3:14:11 PM |
| #6 "Dan? Could you come to the office, and bring everything in your desk?..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-11-08 3:01:47 PM |
| #5 CBS (and the other MSM) will have to do a damn good housecleaning to get back in my good graces (and I think the graces of a lot of people). From the CEO and the entire executive staff on down. They are in dire need of some blood younger then 80 anyway. And Maples and Rather should be fired - not allowed to 'retire' or 'resign' but outright fired. As in 'Follow these armed guards and meet your shit at the back door' fired. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-11-08 2:46:44 PM |
| #4 ban them from press conferences if they don't clean up their act on their own - think "Helen Thomas" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-08 2:37:43 PM |
| #3 Silentbrick - The obvious escapes the politically challenged... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-11-08 2:25:07 PM |
| #2 Given felonies are involved, shouldn't it be the FBI investigating this, not the media? |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2004-11-08 2:22:25 PM |
| #1 Maybe CBS should just worry about telling the public the truth. Oh wait -- what am I saying? |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-11-08 1:53:49 PM |