Dan Rather Does Guantánamo

Dan Rather, the Category 5 newsman, is on a collision course with Guantánamo Bay.

“When war descends, whether it’s a so-called asymmetrical war or some other kind, we know that innocents get swept up,” said Mr. Rather. “There are, as we speak, 21 detainees still there in Guantánamo who have been cleared and ordered Read More

Wouldn’t You Rather Report With Dan? He’s Hiring!

Since its inception in the fall of 2006, HDNet’s Dan Rather Reports has served as a long-form showcase for the insatiable reporting appetites of one Category-5 newsman—namely, Mr. Rather.

But according to sources, the program’s executive producer Wayne Nelson wants to upgrade from the current solo configuration to an ensemble cast and has recently Read More

Rather Lawyers Charge Heyward Hondled ‘Memogate’ Panel

On Jan. 10, 2005, CBS President Leslie Moonves sent his employees a novella-length memo with the subject line “The Independent Panel Issues its report.”

CBS had formed said independent panel months earlier, in the fall of 2004, in order to investigate the development, preparation and aftermath of Dan Rather and company’s flawed report on Read More

Dan Bartlett Declined to Answer Thornburgh Panel’s Questions About President’s Military Service in 2004, Email Reveals

More from the Rather v. CBS docs.

On Tuesday, December 7, 2004, former U.S. Attorney General Richard Thornburgh sent an e-mail to Dan Bartlett, then the White House communications director.

At the time, Mr. Thornburgh was heading up an independent panel, established by CBS, to investigate the flawed 60 Minutes Wednesday story about President Read More