That wasn't a media instigated event, but it sure is a media cover up! I wonder where Sandy is. Did he fall off the edge of the earth? He sure knows how to disappear.
If you've followed the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, you know that many of their points aren't "he said, she said" but are actually Kerry circa 1969 v. Kerry circa 2004. Kerry's story changed/changes in a material way.
The media has the same problem with consistency. But that is to be expected, because the media is simply an unaffiliated organ of the Democrat/Socialist party.