Romenesko

Washington Post | New York Times
Although an independent panel's report on the "60 Minutes" Guard documents story found no political bias by anyone at CBS, "it was clearly a setback for the mainstream media against an administration that has often stiff-armed or ignored journalists," write Howard Kurtz and Dana Milbank. They say Republican leaders are confident the report will add weight to their charge that the media have long been unfair and inaccurate in reporting about President Bush.
> Many wonder why news boss Heyward was able to keep his job (NYT)
> Tyndall: The real story is the survival of Rather and Heyward (BG)
> It's likely CBS is shopping right now for Heyward's successor (NY Sun)
> Rooney: Those most instrumental in getting report aired escaped (USAT)
> NYT purge dropped big names off masthead, while CBS bigs safe (SFC)
> Some say Rather should be dropped from "60M Wednesday" show (LAT)
> Pinkerton: CBS should be down more than four employees (Newsday)
> Rutten: Panel doesn't shed much light on political bias and CBS (LAT)
> Report sure to strain relationships between journos, audiences (ChiTrib)