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Report had not been fully vetted through our editorial standards process. jillian: but are there consequences enough to counter fake news media, here to weigh in katie, thanks for joining us this morning. >> thanks for having me, happy monday. jillian: the whole thing went down because he did cite a single anonymous source with the report. should we be able to do that, a single anonymous source? >> no, actually, you really shouldnt. i mean, theres got to be editorial standards here. what i would...

He said that a cnn spokeswoman says there will be no disciplinary action in this case because, unlike brian ross, abc, mkraju followed the editorial standards process. multiple sources provided him with the incorrect info. when you put these stories together this week, carl, what do they say about a propensity to jump to judgment without checking all the numbers and dates which are crucially important to the story? >> it shows the danger of trying to be in a rush to be the first. cnn broke the s...

And above all else, we need to protect our credibility at all costs. which brings me to the two big stories were covering this hour. nbc firing matt lauer. and abc suspending brian ross. these are two very different cases, to be sure. lauer accused of sexual misconduct. ross admitting to sloppy journalism. but both lead to a common result. questions about the credibility and the accountability of the people who deliver us the news. of course, trump is exploiting both cases on twitter. and well g...