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09/20/2004 Archived Entry: "CBS Says Was Misled About Bush Documents"

Posted by steve @ 01:59 PM EST [Link]

ABOUT TIME: CBS finally admitted today that it was misled about the authenticity of the Bush memos.

CBS's concession was a major blow to the credibility of the news organization and anchor Dan Rather, who reported the story and issued his own apology Monday.

"We made a mistake in judgment, and for that I am sorry," he said. "It was an error that was made, however, in good faith and in the spirit of trying to carry on a CBS News tradition of investigative reporting without fear or favoritism."

Bull. A good faith mistake in journalism is when you properly investigate a story and then you turn out to be wrong. It happens and you move on. CBS didn't spend 60 seconds to authenticate the memos. Without fear or favoritism? Right.

You can find CBS' statement here.

Sean Hackbarth wants to know why USA Today isn't taking it on the chin for their role in the controversy.