CBS Chief Foreign Correspondent Makes E-Mail Plea For Network To Air Baghdad Story; Network Calls It 'Too Graphic For Evening News Audience'

After the CBS Evening News decided not to air a piece on a violent, largely unknown battle in Iraq, opting to put it online instead, CBS chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan recently sent this email to friends and colleagues:

From: lara logan
Subject: help

The story below only appeared on our CBS website and was not aired on CBS. It is a story that is largely being ignored, even though this istakingplace verysingle day in central Baghdad, two blocks from where our office is located.