Another CBS Controversy

Accuracy in Media ^ | January 28, 2005 | Sherrie Gossett

[Hottub]

While the media were abuzz over the release of the independent review panel report on CBS's "memogate" scandal, another CBS scandal was emerging.

Coinciding with the release of the CBS report was the release of the January cover story, "Tin Soldier," in the Columbia Journalism Review, strongly suggesting that 60 Minutes Wednesday used phony Al Qaeda videotapes in its 2002 segment "Heart of Darkness." Dan Rather narrated the segment.

The powerful Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) story was written by Mariah Blake. It follows and credits another exposé, "Operation Desert Fraud, by Stacy Sullivan in the New Yorker. Both stories say that a key CBS source was a criminal and a fraud.

[Polyxene]

How about adding "dome" to everything, as in Teapot Dome Scandal??

[Ann Archy]

Never Forget that the 4 people that were FIRED from CBS are STILL THERE!!!!

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

As a person living in MA, I just can not stand our senators.

Hey it could be worse. MA might elect an effective liberal.

[SpeakingUp]

Plea to the writers of articles: stop using "-gate" as an suffix

You are so right about the need for a new suffix. As a guilty party, now humbled, I pledge to never use 'gate' again. Perhaps, the suffix 'MiSiM' says it all. For example: MemoMiSiM or TurnerMiSiM works.

[BATNF]

If CBS was smart... They should hire a Conservative to do their news.

It will save them from this mess.

[wildbill]

Here's a link to the Columbia Journalism Review article:

http://www.cjr.org/issues/2005/1/blake-soldier.asp

(link may not be live, but you can copy and paste)

[robomurph]

If you readOperation Desert Fraud you will learn that it was none other than Mary Mapes who produced the bogus 60 Minutes Afghan story for Dan Rather.

They authenticated the bogus video with some British military experts. Do we detect a pattern of behavior hear?

[robomurph]

That should be here rather than hear.

[Deadeye Division]

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