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5. We keep forgetting to ask why the piece ever made it through fact-checking to begin with. Froim

Mon May 5, 2014, 08:05 PM

May 2014

the Mediate story 5 Takeaways from the NY Mag piece on 60 Minutes/Lara Logan story

4. CBS News’ Fact-Checking and Oversight Systems Failed

Hagan detailed the confluence of events in CBS News that led to a lack of oversight “perfect storm.” Fager, who liked Logan, was overseeing 60 Minutes; Fager’s policy of relying more on books and movies as source material meant Logan and her producer leaned heavily on Dylan Davies’ book, which they figured was fact-checked; a Fager appointee was in charge of vetting the segment, and “didn’t ask the boss’s star the tough questions”; and the senior vice-president of standards and practice, who reviewed segments before they were aired, had left the company and not yet been replaced. “Logan was free to operate as she chose,” Hagan wrote.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/5-big-takeaways-from-ny-mags-piece-on-lara-logans-benghazi-report/

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Finally A Benghazi Scandal With Legs--Sen Graham Coordinated With Lara Logan On Benghazi Smear Piece [View all] kpete May 2014 OP

Very interesting. GeorgeGist May 2014 #1

Very Interesting, Ma'am.... The Magistrate May 2014 #2

Sweet blowback C_U_L8R May 2014 #3

The End of the liberal media myth? The revelations about Graham are stunning....he IS a scumbag. Fred Sanders May 2014 #4

That myth will never die Prophet 451 May 2014 #26

We keep forgetting to ask why the piece ever made it through fact-checking to begin with. Froim okaawhatever May 2014 #5

Good grief! pscot May 2014 #24

CBS News� Fact-Checking and Oversight System? Enthusiast May 2014 #29

The House Democrats need to bring this up in the House select committee hearings Gothmog May 2014 #6

Lara Logan is another Judith Miller dem in texas May 2014 #7

Fancy Graham is another Joe McCarthy rickyhall May 2014 #22

I saw something on MSNBC about this - comparing what lindsey graham has done to the scumduggery calimary May 2014 #23

Thanks kpete WhiteTara May 2014 #8

CBS=Complete Bull S**t McCamy Taylor May 2014 #9

Lara Logan & Lindsey Graham=Benghazi!!>>>>>>> Cha May 2014 #10

She's a hack Dwayne Hicks May 2014 #11

she's worse than a hack... grasswire May 2014 #28

Of course. DeSwiss May 2014 #12

Scumbag hearings Augiedog May 2014 #13

A finger pointed at the WH & three back at himself... Zambero May 2014 #39

A self-serving leak, then cited as evidence by the leaking politician? DirkGently May 2014 #14

k krawhitham May 2014 #15

So - Graham helped Logan prepare Benghazi talking points? yellowcanine May 2014 #16

Does Graham Have it In His Head tea and oranges May 2014 #17

DOES NOT MATTER! chuckstevens May 2014 #18

You are correct Sir. Boomerproud May 2014 #27

IOKIYAR nikto May 2014 #31

R#55 & Kickety kickety kickety n/t UTUSN May 2014 #19

time for some congressional meetings Takket May 2014 #20

Ohhh Blanche, what ever have you done? riverwalker May 2014 #21

Major network news gone wild! Recall Pathway to 911 for another example. nt BootinUp May 2014 #25

Lindsay Graham should be expelled from the Senate for this... Firebrand Gary May 2014 #30

Issa Won't Do Anything About This Leith May 2014 #32

Great post malaise May 2014 #33

I'll be surprised if this has any significant impact on Graham deutsey May 2014 #34

What we need to do rtracey May 2014 #35

Well, sur-prahhhhs, sur-prahhhhs... 3catwoman3 May 2014 #36

follow up rtracey May 2014 #37

K&R - Wow. myrna minx May 2014 #38

Karma is a bitch....... Beacool May 2014 #40

*crickets* from FOX. nt Jamaal510 May 2014 #41

guess how many articles on CNN about this? Takket May 2014 #42

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I'm probably wrong, but I think this is a last ditch effort to impeach the president mountain grammy May 2014 #44

Kick for the cavers. Kingofalldems May 2014 #45

Somewhere Dan Rather is smiling. n/t mattclearing May 2014 #46