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To: tejek who wrote (834489)	2/5/2015 9:36:25 PM
From: joseffy	of 1577097

Brian Williams’ Self-Inflicted Wound Helps Arm Lefty Media's Critics ........................................................................................................................ February 5, 2015 Brian Lowry TV Columnist @blowryontv variety.com Brian Williams has committed perhaps the worst kind of self-inflicted wound. The NBC anchor’s faulty and seemingly self-aggrandizing “memory” about his stint reporting from Iraq in 2003 pushes enough hot buttons to create a perfect storm of bad publicity. And NBC News has once again looked tardy, at best, in formulating a PR strategy in response to bad news, as it was during transitions at “Today” and “Meet the Press.” Williams has stepped into the proverbial hornets’ nest, for reasons both of his own making and beyond his control. Williams’ embellishment of his experience is particularly damaging coming from a journalist. Essentially, his account has reduced him to the role of unreliable witness, somebody whose version of an event was exposed as being significantly at odds with the facts. See More: NBC’s Brian Williams Admits He Told False Story About Iraq Expedition Williams'. NBC happens to be affiliated with MSNBC, feeding the perception of a liberal “mainstream media” that can’t be trusted. When Dan Rather was involved in a report about then-President George W. Bush’s National Guard service, that hastened his exit from CBS News. And there’s no doubt this cloud will linger over Williams for a while and be used to discredit or diminish both NBC News and its anchorman the next time the division. Williams’ explanation of why he would foul up the story sounds like more of an evasion than a response, which won’t hasten making the controversy go away. Certainly, the 12-year time lapse hardly covers mixing up something as memorable as being aboard a helicopter that was actually forced to land after having been struck by ground fire. Video: Watch: Brian Williams Tell Iraq Story to Letterman in 2013 Finally, there’s NBC News, which after awkwardly mishandling baton passes at “Meet the Press” and “Today” needed to look decisive in either disciplining Williams or giving him a vote of confidence. Admittedly, the story keeps changing — with a helicopter pilot backing up part of what Williams has said on Thursday — but either way, a guy who looked like the least of the division’s problems has now added to its woes. See More: Brian Williams’ Tall Tale Raises New Challenge For NBC News Williams’ Iraq war story is the epitome of an unforced error by providing his critics legitimate ammunition.

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