CBS fought very hard on this because it believed and believes that there's a principle at stake here. The principle is that Dan Rather doesn't work for the police, and that people that speak to Dan Rather understand that he's a journalist and not a police agent.
“It's a fantastic review. Sixty percent of the American reviews are sensational, 20% are mixed, not so good.”
“And I think I often choose to do something because it's quite different from what I've done before.”