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Juan Williams Goes Personal And Gets Fired

Posted on October 21, 2010 by | 2 Comments

NPR terminated the contract of Juan Williams on Wednesday after comments the veteran journalist and news analyst made about Muslims on Fox’s “The O’Reilly Factor.”

Fox News host Bill O’Reilly stirred up controversy last week on “The View” after making the blanket statement that “Muslims killed us on 9/11,”  a comment that led to co-hosts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg walking off the set. Continue reading →

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NPR Announces Layoffs?

Posted on December 12, 2008 by | 1 Comment

National Public Radio is canceling “News & Notes” and “Day to Day” effective in March, and the network is reducing its work force by 7 percent, NPR announced on Wednesday.

A projected $2 million deficit for fiscal year 2009 has become $23 million with the downturn in the economy, the network said.

“Neither program was attracting sufficient levels of audience or national underwriting necessary to sustain continued production under these tough financial circumstances,” Dennis Haarsager, interim president and CEO, said in a message to NPR affiliates. Continue reading →

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