CBS Apologizes to Missouri Paper for TV Fakery (Fake but Accurate Alert)

Editor & Publisher ^ | Feb 23, 2006 | Staff

[zip]

See 14. It was a clear attempt to show a clean cut, well dressed "innocent" person in order to "prove" their biased slant. It should raise a question about the ethicical reporting methods used by SeeBS.

[nopardons]

bttt

[Keith in Iowa]

SeeBS' promo theme: When the facts don't fit, we'll make up sh*t.

[muir_redwoods]

"It was an egregious oversight for us not to know it," Zirinsky said, according to the Tribune. "It was a graphic, and we don’t feel it changed the editorial value of the story, per se......

....... Zirinsky blamed the fakery on a freelancer hired by CBS, according to the Tribune."

Absolutely incapable of accepting responsibility for their dishonesty even when caught. Minimize the importance of the fraud and blame others everytime is the standard CBS (Corporation for Bias and Slant)posture in all of these.

Does anyone still watch this stuff?

[highlander_UW]

See 14. It was a clear attempt to show a clean cut, well dressed "innocent" person in order to "prove" their biased slant. It should raise a question about the ethicical reporting methods used by SeeBS.

Wow, that's pretty extreme. But I wouldn't say it raises questions about CBS's ethics...it's a known fact that they have none.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Zirinsky blamed the fakery on a freelancer hired by CBS, according to the Tribune.

Nice to see Mary Mapes found work, after that gig as a writer didn't work out so good.

[zip]

But I wouldn't say it raises questions about CBS's ethics...it's a known fact that they have none.

I had forgotten that. :>)

[steve-b]

Zirinsky blamed the fakery on a freelancer hired by CBS

I see that Mary Mapes has found work.