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Operation Tailwind
Operation Tailwind commences in Laos on the eleventh of September and ends on the thirteenth. -
"Valley of Death" broadcasted on NewsStand
CNN and Time join and broadcast the first episode of NewsStand, which encircles Operation Tailwind. -
Operation Tailwind in TIME
TIME releases the issue containing April Oliver's article about Operation Tailwind. -
CNN retracts statements
CNN retracts the information they released regarding Operation Tailwind. -
CNN retraction broadcast
CNN airs a retraction boadcast which demonstrates how the information regarding Operation Tailwind is unreliable. -
CNN producers fired
By the fifth of July, April Oliver and Jack Smith had been dismissed and Senior Producer Pam Hill had resigned. -
President of CNN comments
In a press conference, Rick Kaplan states that the Operation Tailwind case is a public relations issue, not a journalistic one. -
April Oliver fights back
The Baltimore Sun reports that April Oliver is sueing Time Warner for defamation and wrongful termination. Oliver also files a counter-lawsuit against Army General John Singlaub, who was suing CNN for defamation after Oliver quoted him as a source in NewsStand: "He sued me for a story he confirmed. He was offered the script to read although he declined...I think that people should understand that he confirmed the central ideas of the Tailwind broadcast." - April Oliver -
April Oliver settles with Time Warner
April Oliver recieves one million dollars after settling in her lawsuit with Time Warner. -
John Smith files lawsuit against Time Warner
Smith sues CNN's parent company for fraud, defamation, and wrongful termination. -
Jack Smith settles with Time Warner
Jack Smith settles lawsuit with Time Warner. His attorney refuses to disclose just how much money Smith received, but says it was a "substantial amount".
