The CBS/60 minutes controversy has all the makings of a great news story. It's just not the one that CBS had in mind: Forged documents, the nation's president accused, all against the backdrop of a war and an election.
But the lead to this story remains whatever CBS may have done wrong, in building its case on documents that may have been forged. CBS News is now at the center of the story.
Regardless of the outcome, the story has already become a kaleidoscope of conspiracy theories from all sides. But as people watch this spectacle of the media doing its self-examination, perhaps the real story is overlooked.
