Larry O’Connor penned an opinion piece at The Washington Times. An excerpt of his latest article, “NBC News’ Mika Brzezinski problem“, is below:
It was just 12 months ago that NBC News found it no longer feasible to retain Matt Lauer’s services as morning anchor of “Today.” The tidal wave of harassment accusations against their multi-million dollar investment had quickly reached critical mass and Mr. Lauer was sent packing.
As the hazmat-clad maintenance teams began to disinfect his crime scene of an office (including a creepy door-lock button concealed under his desk in the spirit of your favorite Bond villain), it was an opportune time for the peacock network to assess the damage of a troubling year.
#MeToo was not kind to the suits at 30 Rock. It could have and should have been their story as reporter Ronan Farrow gave NBC News Chairman Andy Lack first dibs on the eventual blockbuster about Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Mr. Lack passed on Mr. Farrow’s Pulitzer winner for what appears to be dubious reasons related to either business connections between NBC/Universal and Mr. Weinstein, or out of fear of a libel lawsuit from the same. [Read More]
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