Journalists or Propagandists?

This afternoon Bozell released this statement:

Media Research Center President Brent Bozell issued the following statement reacting to Newsweek's refusal to retract a false story that sparked riots -- 15 dead, 100 injured -- in several Muslim countries.

"Newsweek is guilty of pushing a false story they knew was unconfirmed but wanted to believe was true, and this time the result was tragic. The Newsweek story is the same CBS/National Guard 'gotcha' journalism story all over again, only this time with riots and deaths as the deeply regrettable consequences.

"This is the painful legacy of news organizations whose anti-Bush agenda predisposes them to running negative stories they want to believe are true, even if they have no evidence of their veracity.

"Newsweek is making a terrible story even worse by refusing to retract it, and telling the New York Times: 'We are not retracting anything.' This is shades of Dan Rather and CBS continuing to tell the public their National Guard story was true until somebody disproved it."

END of Bozell statement
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Newsweek cannot be offering a sincere apology for its false story unless it retracts it. Exactly what is the publication apologizing for if they are standing by the story?

Is Newsweek apologizing for printing the truth?

If the specific report was not credible, then a retraction is in order and those responsible for the shoddy journalism should be held accountable.

Very simple.