[maggief]

Me thinks Mz. Schiller has had an issue with Juan since coming on board with NPR.

FLASHBACK

http://journalism.indiana.edu/uncategorized/schiller-responds-to-audience-qa/

Schiller responds to audience questions
Jessica Birthisel | Oct. 20, 2009
National Public Radio CEO Vivian Schiller spoke Oct. 19 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater as the School of Journalism’s second Speaker Series guest. Below are highlights from the question and answer session with the audience that followed the talk.

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Q: What are the implications of having NPR correspondents and contributors such as Cokie Roberts and Juan Williams participate on other news stations like ABC and Fox News, respectively?

Some such journalists, like Roberts, are employed equally by both companies and therefore present no ethical problems. For others, she said, the situation is “a tricky one that we are wrestling with.” On the one hand, these appearances are promotion for NPR. On the other, she is not in favor of reporters expressing their opinions publicly. Additionally, NPR journalists often represent “the left” in topic debates, a representation she said she’s not comfortable with.

[hoosiermama]

Left for a while this afternoon...What did Meg Kelly have to say about his legal position...particularly the comment about him sharing his feeling with a psychiatrist....SHE, the CEO, needs to be fired for that comment.

[jimbo123]

She fired a long-time black NPR remployee a couple days before she made this comment. I think Schiller’s issue is with black people, not just FOX.

Flashback: NPR Fires a Top Black Manager

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2612031/posts

[kcvl]

Some such journalists, like Roberts, are employed equally by both companies and therefore present no ethical problems.

That doesn't make any sense whatsoever!