Eliana Johnson at National Review has written a thorough post-mortem on the bungled “60 Minutes” Benghazi piece, a high-profile special report that unfortunately spotlighted the dramatic stylings of B.S. artist Dylan Davies. Davies sold CBS News reporter Lara Logan a
Washington Post: “60 Minutes” correspondent Lara Logan will take a leave of absence from the CBS show, CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager said Tuesday, after the show’s Oct. 27 segment on the Benghazi attacks collapsed under inconsistencies in the testimony
(AP) CBS: Lara Logan, producer ordered to take leaveNEW YORKCBS has ordered “60 Minutes” correspondent Lara Logan and her producer to take a leave of absence following a critical internal review of their handling of the show’s October story on
Saturday Night Live used embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to go after CBS’ 60 Minutes…
On Tuesday, Salon writer Alex Pareene published a column entitled: “How can CBS possibly not fire Lara Logan?,” adding: “This was a screw-up just as bad as ‘Rathergate,’ but the reporter responsible probably won’t suffer the same fate.” Pareene is
Last week, the media went apoplectic after a 60 Minutes report on the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012, turned out to be mistaken. Much of the report was based on the testimony of one Dylan Davies,
On Monday, the Columbia Journalism Review reviewed the 60 Minutes debacle in which security officer Dylan Davies’ lies about his experiences in Benghazi, Libya during the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks were given heavy coverage. On Friday, CBS News reporter
CBS: “60 Minutes” has learned of new information that undercuts its Oct. 27 account of an ex-security officer who recounted to Lara Logan, in great detail, what he claimed were his actions on the night of the attack on the
In a battle between Media Matters for America and the mainstream news networks, conservatives might be inclined to laugh and pass the popcorn. That’s what most of us did during the dustup over CBS News’ recent story on Benghazi on
A little-known campaign loophole allows members of Congress to make high-interest personal loans to their own campaigns and then never pay them off–a scheme that generates passive streams of profit worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The startling revelation comes
60 Minutes: He calls himself Morgan Jones, a pseudonym he’s using for his own safety. A former British soldier, he’s been helping to keep U.S. diplomats and military leaders safe for the last decade. On a night he describes as
On Sunday evening, CBS News’ 60 Minutes featured an investigative report on the Benghazi attacks by Lara Logan. Logan’s reporting confirmed that the Obama administration had been warned, months in advance, about inadequate security at the U.S. facility in Benghazi, and
On Sunday, CBS’ 60 Minutes released a segment in which Lara Logan, now famous for being brutally sexually assaulted in Cairo in 2011, interviewed a former British soldier, “Morgan Jones.” Jones protected U.S. diplomats, Green Beret Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Andy
Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) appeared surprised by how accommodating leadership PAC funds are to members and their personal spending habits after he saw CBS’s 60 Minutes report on Sunday covering the issue based upon Peter Schweizer’s new book Extortion. “I had
An explosive new book alleges Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) collected over $200,000 in donations from executives and companies just days before holding votes on three bills of critical importance to their industries. The new revelations come on the heels of
Breitbart News Managing Editor Wynton Hall appeared on Breitbart News Sunday to discuss a 60 Minutes segment that featured Government Accountability Institute president and Breitbart News’ Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer’s expose of leadership PACs that lawmakers in Congress are legally allowed to use as
CBS’s 60 Minutes confronted Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D-CA) about $150,000 she loaned to her campaign in 1998 at an astounding 18% interest rate, likening the profit margin to organized crime. The Sunday night news program showed investigative reporter Steve Kroft asking
Government Accountability Institute (GAI) president and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer will appear on CBS’s This Morning on Monday morning to discuss his new book, Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets. CBS’s 60 Minutes
On Sunday, a 60 Minutes investigative report by veteran CBS reporter Steve Kroft and Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer revealed how leadership PAC loopholes allow members of Congress to convert campaign cash into lavish lifestyle
Members of Congress and their staffs are on red alert tonight for a CBS 60 Minutes investigation by veteran CBS reporter Steve Kroft and Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer exposing how lawmakers convert campaign donations into lavish
The director of the new Tom Hanks’ hit Captain Phillips isn’t about to abandon ship. The film, based on the 2009 pirating of a U.S. cargo vessel, has come under attack from members of the actual crew for not portraying
Sources tell the New York Post that former California Governor is seriously lobbying for a change to the constitution so that he can move to the White House: “Schwarzenegger has been talking openly about working on getting the constitutional rules
(AP) Bridgewater leads No. 7 Louisville past TempleBy DAN GELSTONAP Sports WriterPHILADELPHIATeddy Bridgewater threw for 348 yards and two touchdowns to keep No. 7 Louisville undefeated with a 30-7 win over winless Temple on Saturday. Bridgewater made it look easy
(AP) Hoyer guides Browns past Bengals 17-6By TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELANDLike he always pretended to do his backyard, Brian Hoyer guided the Browns to victory. Hoyer, the local kid who always dreamed of being Cleveland’s quarterback, threw two touchdown passes
(AP) Guiton guides No. 4 OSU to 76-0 mismatch over FAMUBy RUSTY MILLERAP Sports WriterCOLUMBUS, OhioAfter a 76-0 victory over outmanned and overmatched Florida A&M, Urban Meyer couldn’t say for certain that his Ohio State team got a lot out
