Saturday, February 14, 2015

What really destroyed Brian Williams’ credibility?

Jon Stewart announced he's leaving The Daily Show, setting off specualtion that the comic might replace Brian Williams as the NBC News anchor. Nobody saw this coming. A month ago, you would have said before that happens, Charles Manson will call of his wedding because his fiancee is too weird.  Comedian Argus Hamilton
"The vapid nightly news itself, says Bill Maher."

Legal Insurrection   "Bill Maher has some ideas about what really destroyed Brian Williams’ credibility with the American people…and it has absolutely nothing to do with his recent suspension.
From Mediaite:
See, what “destroyed” Brian Williams’ credibility in Maher’s eyes was “ten years of wasting precious news time with bullshit stories.” It really bothers him that national nightly newscasts shirk their “sacred responsibility” to report the news in favor of viral YouTube videos, cutesy human interest stories, and lots and lots of weather coverage.
He called it “journalistic malpractice” for Williams to spend so little time reporting on climate change and instead covering east coast blizzards “like white Godzilla is on the way.”
"Watch:"    (Language advisory)



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