'60 Minutes' issued a brief apology in the air and correction on Sunday for his sloppy, damaged report in Benghazi attacks, but gave few details on the failures that led to the retraction of one piece had defended unconditionally.
Speaking of Dylan Davies, the man discredited in the heart of his work, correspondent Lara Logan told viewers, "we realized we had been deceived, and that it was a mistake to include it in our report." For this reason, we feel very distressed."
The venerable program forced an embarrassing retreat after had defended himself during a week on the reliability of Davies, a British security official. On Thursday night, it was revealed that Davies - who had already admitted to lying to a superior about his whereabouts on the night of the attack - had also said the FBI came close the American compound when it was held, a statement totally at odds with the detailed, heartbreaking story told "60 minutes".
It was the second apology on the air delivered by Logan. On Friday, he was on television to say that it was "wrong" that have put Davies in the air.
As it was expected, its Sunday mea culpa offered little insight into why Davies was chosen as a key source for the report, and why '60 minutes' had so fervently defended it, even in the midst of growing evidence of its lack of reliability. Also unmentioned was what role, if any, corporate ties played in the placement of Davies in the heart of the piece. A conservative stamp of Simon and Schuster, which is owned by CBS, had published a book about Davies Benghazi. That book is already removed.
Many observers of the media was impressed less pronounced:
Well, my prediction was accurate. A minimalist correction and an apology from @60Minutes tonight. Least can admit.
-Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) on November 11, 2013
A show with the legacy of 60 minutes of reporting should have turned his muscle reports on its own to explain to viewers what happened and why
-Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) on November 11, 2013
' Report. We learned on Thursday night... ' Not mentioned that other reporters appeared those articles. Not very elegant.
-Mark seibel (@markseibel) on November 11, 2013
History of the CBS National Guard: 4 fired producers, 1 anchor gradient, 1 cancelled (60 Mins II) programme. History of Benghazi? 90 section 'correction'
-Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) on November 11, 2013
"60 Minutes" an apology is not required.The answers to these questions are: why did this happen? How never will happen again? (Well?)
-vernejgay (@vernejgay) on November 11, 2013
Retract it feels like it should have been, given the magnitude of the error. It leaves many unanwered questions
-HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) on November 11, 2013
mistakes were made #60Minutes
-Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) on November 11, 2013
I have the feeling of 60 minutes is going to want that apology had more time devoted to a commitment to act differently and less sad feelings.
-Linda Holmes (@nprmonkeysee) on November 11, 2013
It will be up to other journalists of CBS "60 minutes" of the force the probe - clearly terrified CBS from & where it will lead. http://t.co/huQdAK2NGe
-Greg Mitchell (@GregMitch) on November 11, 2013
Some reflections on 60 minutes/Lara Logan is weakly false "correction" http://t.co/JUedT4SpMK
-Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) on November 11, 2013
Media matters, which led to the accusation against the report, issued a statement of its founder David Brock, who called the apology "entirely selfish and totally inadequate".
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