CBS Fires 4 After Report Released On National Guard Story

[Stephanie]

CBS Fires 4 After Report Released On National Guard Story
POSTED: 10:20 am EST January 10, 2005
UPDATED: 10:48 am EST January 10, 2005

NEW YORK -- Four CBS executives were fired Monday following the release of an independent investigation that said a "myopic zeal" led to a "60 Minutes Wednesday" story about President Bush's military service that relied on allegedly forged documents.

The network fired Mary Mapes, producer of the report; Josh Howard, executive producer of "60 Minutes Wednesday" and his top deputy Mary Murphy; and senior vice president Betsy West.

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The network's drive to be the first to break a story about Bush's National Guard service was a key reason it produced a story that was neither fair nor accurate and did not meet CBS News' internal standards, the investigators said.
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http://www.wnbc.com/news/4066863/detail.html?treets=ny&tml=ny_break&ts=T&tmi=ny_break_10528_09300101102005

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Another win for the BFEE.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. And thus...

Is a message sent to all journalists everywhere.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. delete

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[AtLiberty]

3. Will any Faux execs be canned...

...for myopic zeal re: the lying Swift Boat Vet stories?

[BlueEyedSon]

4. Some things are true, even if they are difficult to prove.

[Moderator]

5. Duplicate

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