’60 Minutes’ Benghazi Fallout: Lara Logan, Producer Take Leave Of Absence

[RockaFowler]

GOOD!

http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/60-minutes-benghazi-lara-logan-leave-of-absence/

Lara Logan, the reporter behind 60 Minutes‘ now-discredited story on the Benghazi attacks, has agreed to take a leave of absence from CBS News. Also taking a leave is producer Max McClellan. The move comes after an internal investigation was released today and an announcement to staffers by CBS News chairman and 60 Minutes exec producer Jeff Fager in a memo obtained by Deadline. Also obtained is the full summary of findings by Al Ortiz, CBS News’ Executive Director of Standards and Practice. Logan has won multiple awards including Emmys and is CBS News’ Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent based in DC. She has contributed to 60 Minutes and CBS News since 2002; in 2011, while on assignment in Egypt, she was sexually assaulted in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and spent four days in the hospital — then told the story of the attack in a 60 Minutes segment.

[Kingofalldems]

1. Yo freepers, Benghazi!!!111!!

[Vietnameravet]

2. Dont worry

she will soon have a job at Fox and talk about how the liberals could not stand the truth and so got rid of her!! Would anyone be surprised?

[lpbk2713]

3. The calls and the emails must be overwhelming.

If they run like scared rabbits they won't have to answer the phone or reply to their emails.

It doesn't matter to me what they do. I'm done with 60 Minutes. The hell with em.

[justgamma]

8. What bothered me as much as the report

was the next week, she read 3 e-mails, all from right wingers praising her for the report. There were no e-mails questioning her?

[warrior1]

4. too bad they don't do this on faux

there wouldn't be anyone left to do any show. Now that's a good thing.

[Scurrilous]

5. Good news!

[cheyanne]

6. Not good enough. There is a difference between a mistake and dereliction of duty.

Someone explain to these people that you make mistakes when you misunderstand or misread. Can happen to anyone.

What we have here is not verifying a very dubious story: a basic reporter's duty.

They knew Fox said that Davies had asked for money. They never asked to see the FBI report. Also why isn't the publishing arm not being punished for their dereliction.

Too many people skipped too many basic steps . . .

[Pretzel_Warrior]

7. I had forgotten she was the one attacked in Egypt.

[Blue Owl]

9. Bench the Shill.

Permanently.