Word: cbs
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Schorr does an admirable job of resisting this temptation, but at times the inevitable bias seeps through his journalistic veneer. Perhaps justifiably, he cannot avoid occasional criticisms of certain CBS superiors and colleagues, most notably of board chairman William S. Paley. His analysis of some of their actions, while often supported by evidence in the book, reveals his continued contempt for the role they played in his life...
Nevertheless, Schorr goes to elaborate pains to present a thorough, objective account of his years at CBS, his confrontation with the House Ethics Committee, the pressures put both on him and on the networks by the Nixon administration, and various other highlights of his career. Applying the same aggressive legwork that the distinguished him from most other television journalists, Schorr interviewed nearly all the characters who played a prominent role in "the story." These interviews revealed information previously unknown to Schorr, helping him better understand why certain decisions were made and certain events occurred...
...ever divulge the identity of his source. Two months prior to his confrontation with Congress, Schorr, through a public statement, told the House Ethics Committee investigating the leak that he would "not give any testimony about the source." Nevertheless, the panel issued a subpoena requiring the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) correspondent to testify and face contempt of Congress charges if he refused either to appear or to answer question under oath...
Schorr had provoked the confrontation, not only with Congress but with his employer, CBS, in February 1976 by arranging for publication in the Village Voice, a weekly newspaper in New York, a classified report written by the House Intelligence Committee after its investigation of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) activities. Although much of the information contained in the document already had been made public by Schorr and other journalists, the actual publication of the report piqued many Congressmen, who viewed the incident as symptomatic of a well-known Capitol Hill malady, the inability of Congress to keep secrets...
Sensing stormy weather ahead, CBS waffled in its support of Schorr, suspending him from all reportorial duties until after the investigation. The aggressive but controversial reporter had caused CBS executives, particularly board chairman William S. Paley, some consternation in the past, and they were not inclined to risk on his behalf a confrontation with the politicians who regulated their industry. Furthermore, Schorr's reliance on the Village Voice rather than his own company as a vehicle for the release of the document irritated the network, even though he had offered CBS an opportunity to publish the report before resorting...