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Originally Posted by roachboy
i think fox news is a travesty. it was a significant professional blunder for williams to appear on fox programs because on the one hand it legitimates a conservative travesty and on the other it undermines the professional image of npr as a news gathering organization.
williams did not appear on news programs, but rather on sideshows like hannity and o-reilly. frequently.
it just happened that this time he said a boneheaded thing and got himself fired.
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Apparently, he was warned before about making statements on other media outlets that he wouldn't make on his own.
It seems he crossed the line---again---and was fired for it this time.
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