Why did CBS News run with the story?
Here, again, the panel declines to posit a credible answer, citing only a vague “rush to air” and fear of “heavy competition.” Yet they tip-toe up to a definitive answer, even going so far as to include a section of the report describing evidence of political bias. And then Thornburgh and Boccardi retreat, denying that the evidence they’ve just detailed proves anything. FOR ITS PART, the blogosphere seems fairly sublime about the scandal’s final denouement. Soxblog called the report “half a loaf.” Jim Geraghty said that the “report did not live up to our worst expectations.” At Captain’s Quarters, Captain Ed saw the report as very nearly a victory: “In other words, we have CBS producers lying, management AWOL, and the entire enterprise embarrassing itself. These aren’t minor points, and admitting them doesn’t make this a whitewash.
