Unreliable Sources ; Heads Roll at Cbs in Wake of 'Memogate,' but Questions of Partisanship Linger

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CBS News fired three executives and one producer Monday, after releasing the results of an independent investigation of the network's airing of a dubious story concerning President Bush's National Guard service. It wasn't just the story that proved damaging to the network, but its poor handling of criticisms that arose after the fact.

As CBS admitted in its own coverage of the event, "After a stubborn 12-day defense of the story, CBS News conceded that it could not confirm the authenticity of the documents."

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Unreliable Sources ; Heads Roll at Cbs in Wake of 'Memogate,' but Questions of Partisanship Linger

Aired Sept. 8, in the final weeks of a tight presidential race, the "60 Minutes Wednesday" report, by Dan Rather, unveiled four documents that purported to show that the future president received preferential treatment during his Guard service in the...

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