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  • CJR tells us that the key to Rathergate is Haileygate:

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Columbia Journalism Review on CBS and the forged documents. 2005

  • Rathergate is also an episode in stunning political stupidity.

    Balkinization 2004

  • Concerning what eventually became known as Rathergate, the guys and gals in pajamas were right.

    NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias Tom Blumer 2010

  • With all the apparent media gaffes in Rathergate, it would be helpful if someone put up a page listing (1) each error or likely error by a major media outlet, (2) an explanation of why it’s an error, preferably with links to evidence that it’s an error, (3) a description of what the media outlet did (if anything) to correct it.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Something worth producing: 2004

  • The study pays minute attention to the media scandal known as Rathergate, in which memos employed by CBS to substantiate claims that President Bush was derelict in his National Guard duties were exposed as phony, leading to the demise of controversial newsman, Dan Rather.

    Blogs May Not Be as Influential as Some Think 2005

  • And on a blog titled Rathergate, another anonymous visitor commented: "I say give me back my Gold Shield from my Federal Agent days and let me go to Utah!"

    Neo-cons in Utah lose their shit Sinfonian 2004

  • I keep thinking about "Rathergate", and all the similar skepticism the MSM showed toward "conservative bloggers".

    McCain Campaign: Palin's 17-Year-Old Daughter Is Pregnant 2009

  • Here are just a few of the subjects the Stone movie might have addressed, or at least raised questions about: What was the truth about the "Rathergate" affair concerning the mysteries of Bush's military service record gaps, which led to the professional demise of one of America's most celebrated newsmen and resulted in a pall of silence falling over journalism in general?

    Russ Baker: The Other, Darker Side of "W" 2008

  • Ed Felten's just blogged a good piece reflecting on the news that CBS has pulled its original "Rathergate" PDFs and replaced them with versions that have Adobe's DRM turned on so that you can't copy their text, presumably to make it harder for critics to stuck damning quotations in their works.

    Boing Boing: January 9, 2005 - January 15, 2005 Archives 2005

  • At Language Log: linguistics professor Geoff Pullum writes on 'Rathergate': Typography, truth and politics.

    The devil is in the technical detail Ray Girvan 2004

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