“Monitor” backs Rather on Levy

The esteemed Christian Science Monitor has commended CBS Evening News Anchor Dan Rather and producer Jim Murphy for their restraint in covering the Chandra Levy story. In an editorial published Thursday, the Monitor commented, “Although Rather‘s judgment has been, and probably will continue to be, questioned, there’s no doubt that he, in his delay in reporting the story, did the right thing.” The newspaper continued: “Rather‘s move took journalistic courage, the ‘out there all alone’ kind of courage reminiscent of Katharine Graham, who took her own unwaveringly independent stance when other media chose not to cover the Watergate break-in. Her paper, The Washington Post, did, with historic results.”