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09/22/2004 Archived Entry: "CBS Appoints Panel to Investigate 'Memogate'"

Posted by steve @ 07:04 PM EST [Link]

CBS LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO KILLIAN MEMO CONTROVERSY: CBS today announced an internal investigation into the memo controversy in a bid to find out why they rushed to air a story that it took a blogger and Microsoft Word about 5 minutes to reveal as a fake.

Answer? My favourite suspect is Mary Mapes, the primary reporter on the story. She despises the Bush family, is so politically left she turns off other liberals and is "not the sort of person who went into journalism to report the news and offer an array of commentary," according to a previous co-worker. A liberal reporter that doesn't believe in balance! I'm shocked. Next you'll tell me that the New York Times is fair and balanced.

Read on.