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06-19-2015, 01:54 AM
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Brian Williams proved to be "too big to fire"
http://www.politico.com/magazine/sto...#ixzz3dS37nlip
Actually, Williams is too expensive to fire, says Jack Shafer, pointing out that firing him would've resulted in a drawn-out legal dispute over his new $50-million contract. "Even in the case of a victory, NBC News would have faced the embarrassing publicity generated by discovery proceedings," says Shafer. "Hence NBC News' expedient, cynical move. Better to park Williams on a corporate side-street where nobody has to look at him—and to use him as sparingly as possible on regular NBC News programs—than to fight him in court over a measly $50 million." PLUS: NBC is sending the message that MSNBC is NBC News' purgatory, how Williams' reign stacked up to other network anchors, how to rehabilitate Williams' image, and Williams' departure marks the end of an era of the almighty evening news anchor. |
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