The death of the CBS journalists was the first time since 2003 that reporters embedded with the American military had died as a direct result of hostile fire.

Several other CBS journalists worked for and with Murrow during the crisis years in Europe, though they're not mentioned as being in the circle of Boys.

One CBS journalist, Ed Bradley, has chased him down a corridor on Capitol Hill for "60 Minutes."

But once liberated by their print colleagues, CBS journalists are at last running with the story.

Indeed, he is one of three factors repeatedly cited by CBS journalists as critical for the new program's success: Fager, Rather and classics.

So is Ed Bradley, the CBS journalist who interviewed Mr. Jackson after the documentary was broadcast.

After all, many Americans were introduced to the concept of corporate "whistle-blowers" by CBS journalists.

Mary Jane Clark, crime novel author, CBS journalist.

Three other top CBS journalists, including the executive producer of the Wednesday edition of "60 Minutes," resigned from the network under pressure.

At the root of what is today treated as an embarrassing blunder by duped CBS journalists may turn out to be a felony by its faithless sources.