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Hollywood Half-Wits....the ongoing saga:
01-10-2005, 12:08 PM
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| Hollywood Half-Wits....the ongoing saga: Finally.... Quote: CBS Fires 4 Execs Over Bush Guard Memo
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer
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 (news - web sites)'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.
Dan Rather, who narrated the report, announced in November that he was stepping down as anchor of the "CBS Evening News," but insisted the timing had nothing to do with the investigation.
The independent investigators former Republican Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and Louis Boccardi, retired president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press said they could find no evidence to conclude the report was fueled by a political agenda.
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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01-10-2005, 4:00 PM
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| Re: Hollywood Half-Wits....the ongoing saga: But as expected the Captain doesn't go down with the ship.  |
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01-10-2005, 4:10 PM
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| Re: Hollywood Half-Wits....the ongoing saga: Quote: |
The independent investigators former Republican Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and Louis Boccardi, retired president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press said they could find no evidence to conclude the report was fueled by a political agenda.
| Interesting....what then did they conclude the motivation was... 
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01-10-2005, 4:39 PM
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| Re: Hollywood Half-Wits....the ongoing saga: Ratings??? Quote: |
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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01-12-2005, 9:50 AM
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| Re: Hollywood Half-Wits....the ongoing saga: The Alphabet soup media has been weighed, has been measured, and has been found wanting. The huge popularity of the Fox news Channel proves my point. Its about time. Regardless of what happens to these people their ratings will continue to plummet. No one trusts them anymore. |
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