CBS News Slams Rathergate Film

Posted: October 9, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere, Politics, White House | Tags: and the Privilege of Power, Cate Blanchett, CBS News, Dan Rather, George W. Bush, James Vanderbilt, Killian documents controversy, Mary Mapes, Robert Redford, the President, Toronto International Film Festival, Truth and Duty |1 Comment

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**‘It’s Astounding How Little Truth There Is In TRUTH‘**

Tim Graham: Variety reports CBS News is hopping mad about the forthcoming Dan Rather-lionizing movie Truth. They hoped it “would come and go quickly in limited release. But [Cate] Blanchett is generating Oscar buzz as a best actress contender for her tour de force performance as [Mary Mapes,] the hard-charging producer swept up in a firestorm of partisan politics and media scrutiny of her work.”

“There are, in fact, too many distortions, evasions and baseless conspiracy theories to enumerate them all. The film tries to turn gross errors of journalism and judgment into acts of heroism and martyrdom.”

“It’s astounding how little truth there is in Truth,” proclaimed CBS in a statement. “There are, in fact, too many distortions, evasions and baseless conspiracy theories to enumerate them all. The film tries to turn gross errors of journalism and judgment into acts of heroism and martyrdom. That’s a disservice not just to the public but to journalists across the world who go out every day and do everything within their power, sometimes at great risk to themselves, to get the story right.”