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News: Brian Williams Out

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by: jax Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Feb 11, '15 7:10pm  
I wish our elected officials, yes even the presidents, would suffer the same consequences if they were caught in lies.
 
Bye Mr. Williams. Was it really worth it?
 
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friday1 Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 9 years ago   Feb 11, '15 7:12pm  
One less blabbermouth on tv 4951
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Francita Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 9 years ago   Feb 11, '15 7:17pm  
I'm so clueless. What happened? Can i get the cliff notes? 4951
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator
~ 9 years ago   Feb 11, '15 7:19pm  
This morning he was suspended for 6 months. I wonder what happened in the meantime. 4951
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jax Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Feb 11, '15 7:20pm  
Williams pulled a government (made up a story), got caught and was removed from his position.
 
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jax Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Feb 11, '15 7:21pm  
This morning he was suspended for 6 months. I wonder what happened in the meantime.
 
@donnatella:
 
That may be the case. Liberals don't see issues with lying so it could just be a 6-month hiatus. We'll see.
 
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Francita Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 9 years ago   Feb 11, '15 7:29pm  
Oh the helicopters lie. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Feb 11, '15 7:36pm  
I know I'm going against the grain here but you would think it the journalistic equivalent of Watergate.  Essentially what Williams did is enhance his alleged brush with danger while reporting on a story in Iraq a few years ago.  Apparently he has told the tale before and each time it got better.When he told the story again on the Nightly News broadcast recently he did it in reference to a service member whom he credited with saving his life during the incident.  The dividing line for me is when he mentioned the event he was telling it as a personal aside from the overall newscast.  In regards to his punishment he rightly has to answer to his bosses as to whether they thought it was appropriate.  Since he has been suspended they have obviously concluded that he has committed an act contrary to their policies.  That said I don't think it's worthy of the feeding frenzy currently taking place.  That's just my two cents.  4951
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~ 9 years ago   Feb 12, '15 9:01am  
...and the dead body floating down the street in front of the Ritz full of folks with dysentery. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Feb 12, '15 9:18am  
I know I'm going against the grain here but you would think it the journalistic equivalent of Watergate.  Essentially what Williams did is enhance his alleged brush with danger while reporting on a story in Iraq a few years ago.  Apparently he has told the tale before and each time it got better.When he told the story again on the Nightly News broadcast recently he did it in reference to a service member whom he credited with saving his life during the incident.  The dividing line for me is when he mentioned the event he was telling it as a personal aside from the overall newscast.  In regards to his punishment he rightly has to answer to his bosses as to whether they thought it was appropriate.  Since he has been suspended they have obviously concluded that he has committed an act contrary to their policies.  That said I don't think it's worthy of the feeding frenzy currently taking place.  That's just my two cents. 
 
@rocket: I actually agree with you. It's a story that he told several times over the years - it got more dramatic as time went on. I'm not sure what the intention was, though - was he doing it make himself seem more brave or was it to put focus on our servicemen and women? I don't know. But this is just the perfect case of news being sensationalized. It happens on every news program, by every reporter. News has become "entertaining" and the more dramatics you add in, the more viewers you get.  Have you ever watched the BBC? Talk about dreadfully boring. I try to watch the news when I'm visiting family in Ireland and it's very bland. HOWEVER, you flippin' actually get WORLD NEWS. Who knew?
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~ 9 years ago   Feb 12, '15 9:24am  
Removed By Request 4951
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jax Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Feb 12, '15 10:40am  
That right there is the problem in our society: we place a person's worth based on money. SAD!
 
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~ 9 years ago   Feb 12, '15 10:43am  
 But this is just the perfect case of news being sensationalized. It happens on every news program, by every reporter. News has become "entertaining" and the more dramatics you add in, the more viewers you get.
 
@ctl74:   I don't think Williams did it for any reason other than to make himself sound more interesting.Your comment above is exactly the reason I rarely watch TV news programs
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