Blog-Gate

Columbia Journalism Review at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism has produced the story of the whipping of CBS and Dan Rather by a GOP-lead manufactured mob of old friends, the right blogosphere, and an email campaign. The So-Called Liberal Media were taken in by loud frauds more arrogant than the quiet authoritative voices.CJR January/February 2005: Blog-Gate

In a seperate email a member of Col. Burkett's family indicates he is considering llegal action (libel and slander) against some media.

For the first time, someone put the CBS story into a slight bit of context; from which some of you reported or went quiet as soon as the lynch mob took over. In one case on this list, our attorneys are actively considering legal actions within the statute of limitations and following the report of the VIACOM Panel.

This past week, we may have scared the Devil out of senior folks at CBS and throughout the journalistic World. We are now negotiating with the VIACOM panel for an in-depth interview to explore the facts and documentation of the story; the roles of CBS, ABC, the Associated Press, New York TImes, USA Today and numerous others who actively sought Bill out as a source on the story and their backlash after the story went elsewhere. We have already received open-ended offers from NBC, publishers and lately a Movie producer.

This is background information only. But please understand that Bill has remained quiet while VIACOM conducted it's investigation.

However, this article from the Columbia Journalism Review, what we are told is the media's most highly respected ethical publication.