Amongst the devastation that was once CBS News, survivors of this week’s critical independent report on the once proud news organization began picking through the carnage in the news division with many openly worrying about their futures. But with so much rebuilding to do, survivors had scant time to mourn the losses of missing staffers. Small memorials were popping up around the Manhattan offices with flowers, pictures of the missing, and in one case a mylar balloon.

Some staff members grappled with guilt wondering why despite their own flawed and biased reporting they were spared while others were consumed by the tempest. As with other disasters, the final casualty total won’t be known for months as denial, backstabbing and dirty office politics will continue to take its toll.

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