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	Power Line: Rathergate: The cover-up
		The Rathergate report recounts the cover-up phase of the Rathergate scandal at pages 153-210.
		One of the eerie echoes of Watergate in the Rathergate affair is the four terminations -- of CBS News Senior Vice President Betsy West; 60 Minutes Executive Producer Josh Howard; Howard's deputy, Mary Murphy; and 60 Minutes producer Mary Mapes -- with which CBS has now sought to end the scandal.
		Power Line compares RatherGate to Watergate, and says that Dan Rather's role wasn't comprable to Richard Nixon's--but to Ron Ziegler's!:One of the eerie echoes of Watergate in the Rathergate affair is the four terminations -- of CBS News Senior Vice...
	powerlineblog.com /archives/009208.php (0 words)

	Power Line: Rathergate revisited
		She could be lying now about her state of mind, and one could infer that she was lying in September regarding her belief in the authenticity of the documents.
		The Rathergate report shreds Mapes's credibility as a witness; she is a baldfaced liar.
		The guys over at Powerline examine that aspect of Rathergate in their post Power Line: Rathergate revisited The fundamental question is whether CBS was the victim of a hoax, or the perpetrator of a hoax.
	powerlineblog.com /archives/009199.php (0 words)

	The "Rathergate" Incident: Remembering Why Separation of Press and State Is Vital - TechKnowledge Newsletter
		The controversy—now referred to as “Rathergate” by many—has led some Republicans in Congress to suggest that hearings are needed into this matter.
		While no journalist in America will go to jail or lose the right to report because of the Rathergate incident, the idea of Congress investigating newsgathering scandals is troubling because it could have a subtle but real chilling effect on reporting.
		In the Rathergate case, even if some members of Congress say they just want to “get to the bottom” of the incident, we must not allow the wall between press and state to be breached.
	www.cato.org /tech/tk/040930-tk-2.html (0 words)

	Reasonable Force » Rathergate (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		John Kerry and the liberals of the Democrat party cater to and, with increasingly rare exceptions, represent the enemy within and, because they don’t understand the source of America’s virtue, fail to recognize the nature of the enemy without and that it cannot be appeased, but must be destroyed.
		It’s clear that the method employed here is to begin with a story you want to tell, produce resources to support that story (the more sympathetic the better), then rely on your status as a “journalist” when the integrity of your sources is questioned.
		Continuing to act in their self-appointed role as DNC aplogists, major media outlets are highlighting isolated bits of the years of President Bush’s service in the Air National Guard in order to deliberately support the assertion by the Kerry campaign that Bush did not fulfill his service obligation.
	www.reasonableforce.org.cob-web.org:8888 /weblog/?cat=8 (0 words)

	Filtrat
		Rathergate - Husk hvem der fik CBS til at kæntre
		Så fik jeg taget mig sammen til at samle alle posteringer under "Rathergate" - Da den startede havde jeg simpelthen ikke troet at den skulle få sin helt egen sag og derfor har de fleste posteringer stået under "Mediekritik".
		Se dagens udvikling på de sædvanlige, Rathergate Com og så har Wizbang en læsbar ikke pdf version af rapporten.
	www.filtrat.dk /index.php?id=C0_36_1 (0 words)

	La Shawn Barber’s Corner » Rathergate (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was very frustrating to have followed Rathergate from the beginning, watch bloggers develop the story, then read the report and see page after page of political bias, only to have the Panel wimp out in the end.
		The action was prompted by the report of an independent panel that concluded that CBS News failed to follow basic journalistic principles in the preparation and reporting of the piece.
		There are many great and high-minded ideas and discussions we should be engaged in, but this moment in history, the eve of a presidential election, is very important.
	www.lashawnbarber.com.cob-web.org:8888 /archives/category/rathergate (0 words)

	Flynn Files -- ~~Rathergate~~ Bloggergate
		Powerline, which did a phenomenal job unraveling the Rathergate mess, fell for (and perpetrated) this falsehood.
		Powerline's John Hinderaker claimed, "there is no reason whatsoever to believe that the memo originated with the Republicans." He added, "it seems extremely likely that it was produced by Democrats as a political dirty trick."
		The same partisan zeal that drove CBS to Rathergate drove bloggers to overreach on this story.
	www.flynnfiles.com /archives/politics2005/rathergate_bloggergate.html (0 words)

	bohnsack.com » Rathergate (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I think Rathergate was a triumph for the free press, while you seem to think it was "another nail in its coffin." Your position, especially coming from an ACLU member, seems impossible to reconcile.
		I don't know of any blogs Mark's tried to silence, but as I was one of many bloggers questioning the authenticity of the Rathergate documents, Mark has claimed that my blog has damaged the freedom of the press by association.
		Some will call this proof of the power that imperialist scum wield over the public mind, but I got the distinct impression that the period between the initial Rathergate stuff appeared on blogs and when it appeared on TV was many days.
	www.bohnsack.com.cob-web.org:8888 /category/politics/rathergate (0 words)

	Media Monitor - Partisan Connections of Rathergate - October 1, 2004
		The "Rathergate" scandal has all the earmarks of a Democratic Party operation, masquerading as "news," in order to evade legal limits on contributions to the John Kerry campaign.
		The "Rathergate" scandal of Dan Rather and CBS News using fake documents against President Bush demonstrates the fallacy of so-called campaign finance reform.
		CBS News has an exemption under the law because it is supposed to be a bona fide news organization.
	www.aim.org /media_monitor/1992_0_2_0_C (0 words)

	Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits
		It was the post that launched 10,000 stories -- and a media firestorm that toppled longtime network anchor Dan Rather and several of his CBS News colleagues.
		The flap that came to be known as "Rathergate" began on September 8, 2004, with a comment to a thread in a Web-based conservative discussion forum, Free Republic.
		I think it's interesting that Rathergate has become known as the big story that first put weblogs on the news-media map.
	www.poynter.org /column.asp?id=31&aid=88712 (0 words)

	'Rathergate' marks big victory for bloggers (FR mentioned) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The CBS mess variously known as "Forgerygate" or "Rathergate" is by any other name a seminal moment in the blogosphere that holds promise not only for revolutionizing journalism, but also perhaps for problem-solving on a global scale.
		Still in relative infancy, the blogosphere - that new galaxy within the journalism universe wherein citizen journalists known as bloggers (short for keepers of Web logs) chat among themselves through mutual links and commentary - has defined itself in large part as a vehicle for challenging the mainstream media (MSM).
		Some were trolls, yes, but there are at least a couple thousand Americans who will now get their news from this comprehensive, brilliant site and can forward articles to friends and family.....
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1224499/posts (0 words)

	I'd Rather not watch biased CBS News. : CafePress.com
		Because of Rathergate, I'd rather not watch CBS news.
		CBS I'd Rather Not Rathergate Organic Cotton Tee
		CBS I'd Rather Not Rathergate Ash Grey T-Shirt
	www.cafepress.com /rathergate,rathernotwatch,danron (0 words)

	I, Reporter: Rathergate Anniversary
		It was a year ago yesterday that one of the groundbreaking events of citizen journalism, the "Rathergate" affair, began.
		That, my friends and colleagues, was the post which launched a media firestorm -- and which ultimately dislodged longtime anchor Dan Rather and several of his CBS News colleagues.
		Although many weblogs got involved with covering and expanding this story, I think it's important to note that this flap started with a discussion-forum posting.
	www.ireporter.org /2005/09/rathergate_anni.html (0 words)

	Matt Margolis » Blog Archive » RatherGate Envy
		JFK’s campain MGR sat in on meetings with Joe Lockheart and Mapes frequently in the ploting of Rathergate.
		But the NYT backed out as soon as Rathergate blew up.
		The MSM is acting like Rathergate never happened.
	www.mattmargolis.com /blog/archives/2005/01/11/rathergate-envy (0 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		CAFFERTY: We've got new poll numbers out suggesting some permanent damage may be accruing to CBS News in the area of its credibility as a result of the "Rathergate" story.
		Poll numbers on whether or not this was an honest mistake or a showing of intentional, political bias, what ought to happen to Dan Rather, how much credibility people have in the CBS News organization.
		CAFFERTY: CBS News, Heidi, has suffered a blow to its credibility as a result of "Rathergate," according to the latest CNN- "USA Today" Gallup poll.
	www.cnn.com.cob-web.org:8888 /TRANSCRIPTS/0409/28/ltm.01.html (0 words)

	MediaChannel.org - A Global Network of More Than 1,000 Media Issues Groups
		Their playbook in this regard feeds and follows a well-established White House approach: When confronted by unwelcome truths, avoid them, deny them or tarnish the critic.
		Fox News branded this dust-up a scandal, a "Rathergate," using a familiar "change-the-subject" tactic to deflect attention away from persuasive charges that President Bush has not told the truth about his military "service." Allegations about a media misdemeanor were quickly blown up into a felony demanding Rather's career termination with prejudice.
		The right-wing attack machine works by personalizing issues and demonizing "enemies" with overheated language and cartoon-like characterizations.
	www.mediachannel.org /views/dissector/affalert258.shtml (0 words)

	The American Thinker
		An examination of the timeline of publicly-reported events leading up to the Rathergate scandal raises some interesting questions about possible as-yet unrevealed collusion among Bill Burkett, members of the national press corps, and the Kerry campaign.
		Someone other than CBS and Burkett appears to have known about the phony documents, and spread the word quietly, in preparation for a massive coordinated campaign to discredit President Bush.
		This is a 527, if they were coordinated into this attack that is a violation of McCain-Feingold.
	www.americanthinker.com /articles.php?article_id=3866 (0 words)

	Commonwealth Conservative » Rathergate report is out (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Filed under: Death of the MSM by Chad Dotson @ 1:22 pm
		Finally, CBS News has released its report into the Rathergate forged documents scandal, and four heads have rolled.
		I’m not sure of the authenticity of this story, however, since CBS was the first to break it:
	vaconservative.com /archives/2005/01/10/rathergate-report-is-out (0 words)

	News and jobs for journalists :: CBS sacks four after blogs trigger Rathergate
		News and jobs for journalists :: CBS sacks four after blogs trigger Rathergate
		Charles Arthur, freelance journalist and former technology editor for the Independent, said that Rathergate could discourage news organisations from pursuing investigative journalism.
		They may just think it's easier to let the bloggers do the work," he said.
	www.journalism.co.uk /news/story1195.shtml (0 words)

	rathergate.com!
		Sep-22-04 08:51 PM "Rathergate" or rather "Rather'sgate" seems to go back to Sept. 9th...
		Sep-22-04 09:33 PM Perhaps "RatherGate" (or Rather'sGate) was all set up and ready to go...
		If this guy registered that domain name, "rathergate" BEFORE there WAS a so-called "rathergate", then this merits more research.
	www.democraticunderground.com /discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2400623 (0 words)

	Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits
		Good citizen journalism often relies on some sort of partisanship as a motivator to continue researching a story.
		(The same thing happened with the Rathergate scandal.) Strangely enough, some of the best citizen journalism is born from a lack of objectivity.
		A well-oiled democratic process requires open access to information -- even for people with an axe to grind, whether they are journalists, political activists, or citizens.
	www.poynter.org /column.asp?id=31&aid=88712 (0 words)

	Michelle Malkin: RATHERGATE REFRESHER COURSE
		By Michelle Malkin · January 07, 2005 08:40 AM
		Gearing up for the rumored release of the CBS Rathergate report today or early next week, here are some quick, handy links:
		Buckhead: "I am saying these documents are forgeries, run through a copier for 15 generations to make them look old."
	michellemalkin.com /archives/001174.htm (0 words)

	eCache (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		How it was posted needs to be investigated.
		But the difference between this story and Rathergate is that there is no cover up.
		Fox owned up to the mistake immediately (at least quickly).
	blog.ladow.net.cob-web.org:8888 /tag/rathergate (0 words)

	Accuracy In Media -
		A medical doctor who treated a future hijacker for a skin lesion has stated that the lesion he treated was consistent with one caused by anthrax.
		Writing in the Washington Post, Tina Brown said that Dan Rather came across in the CBS panel report on the "Rathergate" scandal as "an empty trench coat" because he had very little to do with the actual report that went on the air.
		In a bombshell ignored by most media, the report reveals that Dan Rather personally assured CBS News President Andrew Heyward that the discredited Bush National Guard story was not only true but "very big."
	www.aim.org /aim_report/A2667_0_4_0_C (0 words)

	Was it the blogosphere that exposed the 60 Minutes memo forgeries? \| Civilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Update, May 31st: The conclusion reached here is the same one reached by the report Buzz, Blogs, and beyond: The Internet and the National Discourse in the Fall of 2004 by Michael Cornfield of the Pew Internet and American Life Project, with assistance from BuzzMetrics.
		“The key contribution by the bloggers in the 'Rathergate' scandal consisted of providing forums accessible to all internet users in which facsimiles of the memos could be examined and discussed.” The report provides much more exhaustive detail about this particular story, and ought to be read in full by anybody interested in media and politics.
		Nonetheless, the syndicated columnist George Will wrote recently in a column titled Approaching the end of journalistm?
	civilities.net /BlogosphereVsCBS (0 words)

	Signifying Nothing: Tell 'em about it, Joe-Joe! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A hoax some consider responsible for helping launch the war in Iraq; actors Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker talk about their life and marriage.
		has obtained a copy of the “hoax” originally scheduled to be presented before Rathergate started:
		Update: Here’s a genuine image from the CBS website that apparently comes from the “picture worth a thousand words” department:
	blog.lordsutch.com /?topic=63 (0 words)

	How the Blogs Torpedoed Dan Rather (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		WASHINGTON, D.C. — Matthew Sheffield of RatherBiased.com told the capacity audience the critical story of how "Rathergate" emerged as a scandal:
		Mirengoff answered that rhetorical question by suggesting: "In 2004, the earth moved" [referring to the Rathergate phenomenon]
		Mirengoff further suggested that the main stream media may be now finding it necessary to join and compete with "other voices" in the media, "loosing control of the agenda" that it had dictated over so many years.
	www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2005/1/28/172943.shtml (0 words)

	Michelle Malkin: DID THE MSM LEARN NOTHING FROM RATHERGATE?
		Michelle Malkin: DID THE MSM LEARN NOTHING FROM RATHERGATE?
		You would think the MSM learned something from RatherGate.
		Update: Scrappleface is on the case with another anonymous GOP memo.
	michellemalkin.com /archives/001838.htm (0 words)

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