CBS, Dan Rather and those forged documents

Just got this response from a CBS affiliate to my email complaint. Better late than never I guess.

Dear Viewer,

Thanks for your recent letter about the controversy surrounding CBS News, and their reporting on President Bush’s National Guard service.

It is a difficult situation for us at here at Local 8 News. We have been a CBS affiliate for more than 50 years, and we are proud of that affiliation. But, while we are affiliated with CBS, we are not owned by them. They provide us with programming, everything from CSI to The CBS Evening News. We provide them with local news video when they need it. We do not have any say in CBS News policy or story selection, nor do they have any say in our local news decisions.

Our President & General Manager has called our contacts at CBS to express our concern about the handling of the story. In addition, Local 8 News has reported both the charges that the documents Mr. Rather used are forged, and CBS News’ response to the charges.

"But, while we are affiliated with CBS, we are not owned by them. They provide us with programming, everything from CSI to The CBS Evening News."

Which means you can drop CBS evening news, right?
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