To me at least, this strip is actually a little bittersweet in hindsight.
In 2004, 11 years after the strip was published, CBS News producer Mary Mapes would be in such a hurry to get a politically-sensitive story to air ahead of the election that she would fail to do her due diligence. If she had, she would have realized that there was reason to doubt the provenance of some documents she had been given as “evidence” of a sensational claim and that the story was a non-starter. Instead, she did such a devastating number on CBS News’ reputation that the “60 Minutes” program she was in charge of was cancelled and everyone involved either fired or forced into early retirement as a way to control the damage.
Ironhold 7 months ago
To me at least, this strip is actually a little bittersweet in hindsight.
In 2004, 11 years after the strip was published, CBS News producer Mary Mapes would be in such a hurry to get a politically-sensitive story to air ahead of the election that she would fail to do her due diligence. If she had, she would have realized that there was reason to doubt the provenance of some documents she had been given as “evidence” of a sensational claim and that the story was a non-starter. Instead, she did such a devastating number on CBS News’ reputation that the “60 Minutes” program she was in charge of was cancelled and everyone involved either fired or forced into early retirement as a way to control the damage.