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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPolitico fired a reporter for telling the truth because Breitbart.com told them to
http://www.mediaite.com/online/suspended-politico-reporter-joe-williams-releases-statement-bashing-breitbart-com/Suspended Politico Reporter Joe Williams Releases Statement Bashing Breitbart.com
by Tommy Christopher | 9:46 pm, June 22nd, 2012
Joe Williams, the Politico White House correspondent who was suspended for saying something about white folks on MSNBC, has released a statement expressing respect for his editors decision, uncertainty about his future, and frustration at being caught in the crosshairs of the website Breitbart.com. Ironically, it was only a few days ago that Williams copped to the mainstream medias susceptibility to the noise from right-wing media watchdogs. snip
Williams, who is black, was suspended after Breitbart.com complained loudly about a comment he made on Martin Bashir Live about Mitt Romney being comfortable with the white folks at Fox and Friends. The subject of the segment was Romneys difficulty in connecting with minority voters.
On Current TVs The War Room last week, Joe Williams spoke frankly about the effect of right-wing media on mainstream coverage, and now, his own career has become a test case for the failure he pointed out. Whether he should have been suspended (or whether a white reporter would have been suspended) is a moot point now, but should Politico decide to go ahead and fire Williams, his point will be clearly, bitterly borne out.
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Politico fired a reporter for telling the truth because Breitbart.com told them to (Original Post)
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Jun 2012
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mulsh
(2,959 posts)1. Since its inception Political has been a milder rightwing organization. Not quite as bad
as CNN and definitely not as bad as Fox but about as dependably right wing none the less. It isn't surprising the editors would follow marching orders from Breitbard.com et al. I hope we continue to see Mr. Williams on other, more balanced news shows.
ellenfl
(8,660 posts)2. poltico definitely leans to the right so
i always watch their reporters keeping their leaning in mind. most of the politico reporters i have seen on msnbc and other channels have been mostly even-handed, imo. i like joe williams best of all of them. i hope he lands a good gig, if politico is foolish enough to let him go based on breitbart.
i thought ab died? is his little buddy (who should be in jail) running the show now?
ellen fl