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The three authors of this report were asked by CNN to constitute an independent committee to investigate the performance of CNN and to make findings and recommendations.

Specifically, Tom Johnson, chairman and CEO of the CNN News Group, asked us to determine: What went wrong at CNN? Why did it happen? What should be done to guard against a recurrence in future elections? He gave us the freedom to question whomever we wished, to obtain any documents we wanted, to write a report that would be made public reaching whatever conclusions seemed warranted.

At the root of Tom Johnson’s three questions we found two other broader ones that deserve consideration: What were the networks doing? Why were they doing it?