Cbs Fires 4 Over '60 Minutes' Report ; Review Details Mistakes

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › January 11, 2005

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NEW YORK - CBS issued a damning independent review Monday of mistakes related to last fall's "60 Minutes Wednesday" report on President Bush's National Guard service and fired three news executives and a producer for their "myopic zeal" in rushing it on the air.

The review said CBS compounded the damage with a circle-the- wagons mentality once the report came under fire. The independent investigators added, however, that they found no evidence of a political bias against Bush.

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Cbs Fires 4 Over '60 Minutes' Report ; Review Details Mistakes

CBS News President Andrew Heyward and Dan Rather, who announced in November that he was stepping down as the anchor of "CBS Evening News," escaped without any disciplinary action. But Rather, who narrated the Sept. 8 story and subsequent follow-ups, was criticized...

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