Nah, just a "story malfunction".
In sincerity, Don Hewitt, Leslie Moonves, Rather, Reasoner, Bradley, Stahl, Wallace, and the rest should be sent to the nearest street corner where they can panhandle for lies instead of wasting Viacom's money.
Why send them to the street corner to panhandle? They seem much more suited and skilled at the world's "oldest profession".