[More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.]
Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett gushed over disgraced journalists Dan Rather and Mary Mapes on the 19 October 2015 edition ofCNN's New Day. Michaela Pereira interviewed the Oscar winners about their new film, Truth, which is adaptation of Mapes's account of the Memogate scandal. Redford underlined that the apparent loyalty between Rather and Mapes "made a big impression on me." Blanchett hyped that "they're both compelling, fascinating, vital, intelligent, hilarious people."
Pereira acknowledged during her lead-in for the pre-recorded segment that the scandal "rocked a powerhouse of broadcasting, and forever scarred a journalism giant. The 2004 60 Minutes II story called the National Guard service of George W. Bush into question. But the report ended up being based on forged documents." However, the anchor tossed softball questions at the two movie stars.