Create A New Bureaucracy, Reduce "Competitive Pressures"—That Oughta Solve the Problem

Dick Thornburgh and Louis Boccardi have issued their recommendations to CBS in the wake of the Typeface Affair, which in total claimed four Tiffany Network careers (not counting Dan Rather's departure):

Appoint a senior Standards and Practices Executive, reporting directly to the President of CBS News, who would review all investigative reporting, use of confidential sources and authentication of documents. Personnel should feel comfortable going to this person confidentially and without fear of reprisal, with questions or concerns about particular reports.

Foster an atmosphere in which competitive pressure is not allowed to prompt airing of reports before all investigation and vetting is done.

Allow senior management to know the names of confidential sources as well as all relevant background about the person needed to make news judgments.

Appoint a separate team, led by someone not involved in the original reporting, to look into any news report that is challenged.