[onyx]

Incorrect title.

[rolling_stone]

Well that leaves out Clinton..Bill Clinton that is..LOL...

[Howlin]

We always use the correct title of any articles posted; if it's your opinion, please post (VANITY) beside it.

Parallels Drawn Between CBS Memos, Texan's Postings

[VOA]

Interesting Rather calls his source as "Unimpeachable"-a term associated with elected officials

My first thought was that Rather meant Bill Clinton, as he's out of office and
presently is "unimpeachable".

[Crazieman]

MacDougald declined to say how he learned about the problems with the documents so early. In addition to being released by CBS, copies of the documents were e-mailed by the White House to reporters as "60 Minutes" went on the air.

How about, IT WAS FRIGGIN' OBVIOUS?

[Admin Moderator]

Interesting Rather calls his source as "Unimpeachable"-a term associated with elected officials

Please do not change titles.

[Admin Moderator]

Please include original titles, author and date of publication.
Thanks.

[G.Mason]

Definition
unimpeachable [Show phonetics]
adjective FORMAL APPROVING
describes a personal quality of honesty and morality that is so complete that it cannot be doubted or criticized:
Lord Fletcher, said the Bishop, was a man of unimpeachable integrity and character.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

[tvn]

MEDIA ETHICS PROJECT SEEKS FCC RULING AGAINST CBS NEWS FOR RATHERGATE



Media Ethics Project (“MEP”) of New York today petitioned the FCC to sanction CBS News and its parent organization, Viacom, Inc., for its recent broadcast of news reports based on forged documents.

In announcing the FCC filing, MEP Chairman William L. Whitely stated: “Most people familiar with Dan Rather’s reports have seen solid evidence from various credible sources showing the documents to be forged. Yet, day in and day out, CBS has stubbornly continued to maintain that the memos are authentic. This supremely arrogant conduct violates the public trust and FCC rules and policies. Viacom cannot be allowed to flaunt the Commission’s rules in this manner. ”

MEP seeks a ruling by the FCC finding that the deliberate actions of CBS and Viacom maintaining the authenticity of the documents, constitute broadcasting of falsified, faked, distorted or staged news reports in violation of e Commission policies. MEP is asking the FCC to sanction Viacom including imposing fines and ordering forfeiture of one or more broadcast licenses .

Mr. Whitely added that, “This whole episode must be regarded as a remarkable failure of management. It is truly sad that the proud traditions of professionalism of CBS News, the division built by the likes of Morrow, Severeid, Reasoner, Mudd and Cronkite, have been allowed to slowly fade away. In their place is an organization where unprincipled ego, bias, negligence, partisanship and vindictiveness apparently determine the setting of management policy. Such changes are not in the best interest of CBS, the CBS affiliates and CBS shareholders, nor, most certainly, are they in the public interest as well. Staying to this course, the House that Paley Built will likely become the Network that Rather Wrecked.”

MEP has asked that the FCC expedite its consideration of the group’s Petition for Declaratory Ruling against CBS News.

See a full copy of the MEP Petition for Declaratory Ruling at http://mediaethicsproject.blogspot.com/ or www.mediaethics.8k.com

With MEP's filing, the FCC now has a formal Petition to review requesting that CBS be found guilty for violating Commission policy prohibiting the broadcasting of falsified, faked, distorted or staged news reports as contrary to the public interest.

All interested parties will now be able to contact the FCC to request that it take immediate action on the MEDIA ETHICS PROJECT Petition For Declaratory Ruling Against CBS News.

FCC Contact Information:

Chairman Michael K. Powell: Michael.Powell@fcc.gov ---
Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy: Kathleen.Abernathy@fcc.gov --- Commissioner Michael J. Copps: Michael.Copps@fcc.gov ---
Commissioner Kevin J. Martin: KJMWEB@fcc.gov ---
Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein: Jonathan.Adelstein@fcc.gov

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[sirchtruth]

Let me get this straight. Is Rather and Heyward saying that the docs are forgeries, but the content is true, OR are they still insisting the docs are legit?