Tragic really, and the corporate media attack dogs tore away at any slight errors they could find in his well sourced series. It was a disgusting display of hostility towards a single journalist by the major players in the media. They focused completely on attempting to discredit Webb and they never followed up on his findings on the CIA. Mostly, they used the denials of high ranking CIA 'officials' to dismiss his research.
It really reminds me of how institutions such as the NY Times, the Guardian, the BBC, and many more have vilified and Julian Assange. The comparison is quite striking in many ways.