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Excerpted from USA Today.................here:

"Ellen Weiss, the NPR's senior vice-president for news who fired analyst Juan Williams over his remarks on Fox TV, has resigned following NPR's review of the circumstances s surrounding the incident.

NPR's news blog, The Two-Way, has extensive coverage of Weiss' departure and the report.

NPR's board of director said in a statement that its has now adopted "recommendations and remedial measures" ranging from "new internal procedures concerning personnel and on air-talent decisions to taking appropriate disciplinary action with respect to certain management employees involved in the termination."

7 posted on 01/06/2011 11:35:41 AM PST by NoRedTape
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NPR's board of director said in a statement that its has now adopted "recommendations and remedial measures" ranging from "new internal procedures concerning personnel and on air-talent decisions to taking appropriate disciplinary action with respect to certain management employees involved in the termination."

Translation: This was a major Charlie Foxtrot and at least one head had to roll.

30 posted on 01/06/2011 11:48:28 AM PST by DeFault User
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