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After her graduation, she went to the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington to study communications and political science. She covered plenty of stories about the death penalty and natural disasters which made her win several awards. In and , she worked as a consultant and writer who wrote columns and articles for the news magazine, The Nation.

The program was hosted by Dan Rather. Killian documents were shown as evidence. However, CBS did not have any original documents, only faxed copies, as the originals were claimed to be burnt. As a result of the controversy over the use of the documents, CBS ordered an independent internal investigation. Mapes was criticized for failing to air them in the 60 Minutes report to balance the allegation that Bush had applied for service in the Guard to avoid serving in Vietnam.

Following the investigation, Mapes, along with others involved, was accused of failure in judgment. The book contains details about the Killian Documents Controversy and her involvement in the case. Married Biography.