Despite Disclosure, a CBS Report Raises Questions

DESPITE DISCLOSURE, A CBS REPORT RAISES QUESTIONS
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Jacques Steinberg]
A profile of Lynne Cheney, the vice president’s wife, that appeared on the CBS News program “Sunday Morning” last weekend included a statement of disclosure. The correspondent, Rita Braver, told viewers that her husband, the Washington lawyer Robert B. Barnett, had represented Ms. Cheney in the publishing deal for her new memoir, “Blue Skies, No Fences,” which served as the main peg for the story. Yesterday, after questions about the propriety of Ms. Braver’s assignment were raised on several media Web sites, including that of CBS News, the division’s senior vice president for standards, Linda Mason, defended it. But some journalists have suggested CBS News would have been better served by assigning someone whose spouse had no financial ties to Ms. Cheney to do the profile, which included an extended tour of the vice president’s home.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/arts/television/11brav.html?ref=todays...
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