The ABC News Division and the ABC Entertainment division are two seperate units. But I find it very interesting that the Foley story was broken by Brian Ross of ABC News. ABC didn't break the initial email, but rather the much more graphic IM's. It was being asked about these emails that lead to Foley's resignation.
I can't help but wonder what part the outrage from the "Path To 9-11" fictional film played in all of this. For instance would ABC News have looked as hard at this story about possible republican criminal activity if there hadn't been such a response to their made-up story that painted democrats in a negative light?
No one can really say for certain of course. But I do think it is very interesting that the same network that created contempt from democrats countrywide just a couple of weeks ago is the same one that caused a republican rep to resign today.