Story Ripped from the Headlines
The News Keeps Getting Worse for Embarrassed CBS as the journalistic and blogging worlds start Dismembering Memogate (or what is unofficially becoming known as the second of The 2 Rathergates).Whichever "truth" you choose to believe, Blue Truth, Red Truth, one thing is clear: After Blogs Got Hits, CBS Got a Black Eye. And it is just CBS' latest black eye with no end in sight because with CBS, Sitting Between Fiasco And Fallout we can now see that CBS just doesn't get it.
Now that The CBS Hoax has been exposed, CBS admits memo fraud. But The real story in Rather ruckus remains untold as Conspiracy theories are flying around faster than a duck jumpin' on a Junebug. Was there a motive behind CBS' botched story on George W.? Tell us Dan, what's the frequency?
Of course, GOP, Dems swap charges over CBS documents. CBS colluded with Democratic campaign, GOP says and then pens a GOP 'memo' to Kerry: 'Fess Up! Meanwhile, Vexed, lies & videotape: Kerry blasts GOP on CBS ploy.
Because a Kerry Aide Spoke with 'Memogate' Figure, some question if Kerry's link to CBS a danger, prompting Kerry camp rejects CBS link at the same time as Kerry Camp Describes Contacts With Source of CBS Papers. "Link" vs. "Contact" -- evidently the Kerry disease of overnuancing everything is spreading to his campaign staff.
But back to CBS: Is 'Rathergate' a Watershed Moment for U.S. Media? Whatever you call A Ms. Mapes Mystery, It Is Watergate (or the journalistic equivalent thereof).
The question on everyone's lips is, Will mistake hasten Dan's departure? I predict that it will not.
As CBS Names Panel To Review Report On Bush Guard Service, we learn that Rather's producer assured CBS execs on Guard papers and that CBS Says Producer Violated Policy by Putting Source in Touch With Kerry Aide.
You see CBS to investigate producer Mapes because she will be the designated scapegoat. Dan's attempt to destroy a president will only destroy his friend and trusted producer, yet Dan will feel no shame.
Some have a Memo to Rather: Out-Fox the Critics—Go Left, Old Man! Others tell him, "Say Goodnight, Dan."
But hopefully Dan has learned at least one lesson: Bloggers keep eye on the news and the bottom line is, you must always Beware bloggers in pyjamas.
Blog post #3673 in category
Media Spin
posted 22 September 04
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