How Bill O’Reilly imploded at CBS following his Falklands War ‘combat’ reporting

[DonViejo]

Remembering a lunch date that happened more than 30 years ago isn’t easy. But then again, most lunches aren’t with Bill O’Reilly.

So late Sunday night, speaking on the telephone from his Florida home, former CBS correspondent Eric Jon Engberg found himself in a peculiar position. It was indeed true that once, in June 1982 while covering the Falklands war from Buenos Aires, he had shared a meal with O’Reilly. But how much did Engberg remember? Did he remember what O’Reilly had eaten? “This was more than 30 years ago,” Engberg told The Washington Post. “So, no.”

But Engberg, who spent weeks in Buenos Aires before O’Reilly arrived, remembered something else: O’Reilly’s braggadocio. There was a distinct sense of entitlement emanating from his lunch partner, he said, which struck Engberg as odd. The situation in Buenos Aires was deteriorating, and O’Reilly was young and green.

O’Reilly, however, wasn’t interested in tips. “I tried to give him some advice, give him a read on how the place worked,” Engberg told The Post. “He didn’t seem too interested. I offered him a suggestion on how things worked and he didn’t pay any attention to me. … I saw him as someone who wasn’t willing to be held back by the restrictions that govern rookie reporters — the fact you got to get up in the morning and go over to whatever briefing was going on and report it to your bosses and wait for your next assignment. He was the kind of guy who wanted to find a story that was going to get him on the air that night.”

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/02/23/bill-oreillys-implosion-at-cbs-following-his-falklands-war-combat-reporting/

[rocktivity]

1. I love it that his ghosts at CBS are coming back to haunt him

CNN Money: Bill O'Reilly's account of a 1982 riot in Argentina is being sharply contradicted by seven other journalists who were his colleagues and were also there at the time.

"Nobody remembers this happening," said Manny Alvarez, who was a cameraman for CBS News in Buenos Aires...Jim Forrest, who was a sound engineer for CBS there, said...he contacted interviewer Marvin Kalb...and said "I was on that crew, and I don't recall his version of events." ...Longtime NBC News correspondent George Lewis, who was also there at the time...(wrote) on Facebook, "Cushiest war I ever covered."

Did O'Reilly's photographer get "run down" and bloodied?...O'Reilly said the photographer's last name was Moreno. Roberto Moreno was there for CBS...(H)e declined to comment to CNN... (b)ut Mia Fabius...the office manager for the CBS Miami bureau at the time, has stayed in touch with Moreno for decades, and she said Moreno has never spoken about any injury in Argentina. Further, Fabius said no injury report was ever filed...

"Be nice to the people you meet on your way up...because you're going to meet them again on your way back down."
-- Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton (quoting Wilson Miznor)


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[lpbk2713]

2. O'Lielly had his shortcuts all worked out in advance.

And none of them involved putting his personal welfare in jeopardy.

[GreatGazoo]

3. awesome

a great read

[rocktivity]

4. UPDATE: CBS Has Released The Footage!

CBS Has Released The Falklands Protest Footage Bill O'Reilly Asked For. It Doesn't Support His Claims.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/02/cbs-releases-falklands-protest-footage-bill-oreilly

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/from-the-archives-cbs-news-coverage-of-the-end-of-the-falklands-war/

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[napkinz]

5. thanks for the links

nt