Brian Williams
Allison Williams Blocks Press from Asking About Her Father’s Iraq Lies
February 18th, 2015 3:16 PM
HBO’s Allison Williams, who recently engaged in a sexually provocative scene on the show Girls, seems to be too embarrassed to talk about her father Brian Williams’ repeated lies surrounding his reporting in Iraq. According to the New York Observer, Williams was scheduled to attend an event in New York celebrating the launch of an eyewear line but a publicist for the event told the press that…
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Donald Trump Mocks Brian Williams: ‘I Think He’s Absolutely Finished’
February 17th, 2015 1:59 PM
Businessman and TV host Donald Trump appeared on Access Hollywood, Monday night, to bash his old rival Brian Williams. On election night 2012, the now-disgraced anchor mocked Trump for some of his tweets. On Monday night, Trump gloated, “But I think [Williams is] finished, or he’s finished as we know him.”
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Time's Joe Klein Excuses Brian Williams, Compares Him to FDR
February 16th, 2015 4:01 PM
On Sunday's MediaBuzz on Fox News, Time columnist Joe Klein rushed to the defense of embattled NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams: "I think that we're living in an era where the ferocity of the prosecution is much greater than the severity of most of these crimes. And that's true not only for people like Brian Williams, but also for most of the journal – the politicians we cover."
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Carl Bernstein: NBC Must 'Publish The Results’ of Williams Review
February 16th, 2015 3:40 PM
On Sunday, veteran journalist Carl Bernstein appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources to discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams and the revelation that he lied multiple times about his reporting from Iraq.
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Brian Williams Could Be Fired For Bringing Ridicule Upon Himself
February 16th, 2015 1:56 PM
Becoming a national laughingstock can have consequences of up to $50 million dollars as Brian Williams might soon find out. According to the New York Post, Willliams' NBC contract contains a "public morals" clause that allows NBC to terminate him if he should bring ridicule upon himself.
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Rudy Giuliani Takes a Shot at Brian Williams on SNL Red Carpet
February 16th, 2015 1:02 PM
Disgraced NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams was the butt of several jokes on Saturday Night Live’s 40th Anniversary Special. Jim Carrey, Jerry Seinfeld and even former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani got into the act during an interview on the red carpet.
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Jerry Seinfeld Cracks Up SNL Audience with Brian Williams Joke
February 16th, 2015 12:13 PM
Stand-up comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld cracked up the Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary audience with a joke at Brian Williams’ expense: “I just found out that one of the original cast members in 1975 was Brian Williams.”
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Navy SEAL Refutes Brian Williams' Claim He Was Embedded With Them
February 16th, 2015 10:31 AM
On Sunday, CNN’s Reliable Sources hosted former SEAL Team Six member Don Mann to discuss NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams’ questionable claim that he was embedded with them at the start of the Iraq war. Speaking to host Brian Stelter, Mann resoundingly refuted Williams’ story and said “For a reporter to be embedded with SEAL Team Six or any tier one unit, that just doesn't happen…The last…
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Jim Carrey to Today Hosts: ‘Where Are You Hiding Brian Williams?'
February 15th, 2015 8:58 PM
During the red carpet show leading up to the 40th anniversary special of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, actor Jim Carrey ended his interview with Today co-hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie on a rather awkward note by suddenly asking them where NBC is “hiding” suspended NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. Carrey interjected with: “Can I ask you guys a question? Where are you hiding Brian…
Professor Blasts Conservatives’ ‘50-Year War’ on News Media
February 15th, 2015 2:10 PM
Nicole Hemmer argues that right-wingers trash the so-called objective media with an eye toward “making room for their own explicitly ideological” outlets “like Fox News, Breitbart, and talk radio…In an era when ideologues increasingly choose their own facts, the partisan policing of accuracy threatens to do in factuality altogether.”
And where is the Media Research Center in this article?
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Anchorman Can’t Stop Laughing Over Williams's Latest Dubious Claims
February 14th, 2015 2:25 PM
There was a telling media moment on Friday’s Lou Dobbs Tonight, as the Fox Business host dissolved into a fit of uncontrollable laughter as he recounted the latest questionable claims from suspended NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. By the time Dobbs had finished reading the 30-second update, he was laughing so hard he could barely speak.
Brian Williams, Rush Limbaugh, and Audience Loyalty
February 14th, 2015 9:18 AM
Here’s a question. What is the difference between Brian Williams and Rush Limbaugh? What is the dog that isn’t barking?
Answer? The audience. There is no sudden groundswell of outraged NBC Nightly News viewers rallying to the support of the suspended anchor, angrily demanding he be restored to his job. On the contrary, when Rush Limbaugh ran into trouble in the Sandra Fluke episode and a handful…
'Hitler' Finds Out About Brian Williams
February 14th, 2015 8:18 AM
It was inevitable. A "Hitler" parody video about the downfall of Brian Williams. What was not necessarily inevitable was how brilliantly funny this video is. One of the best, if not THE best of all the thousands of these parody videos based on the bunker scene from the movie "Downfall."
Bozell & Graham Column: NBC's Ridiculous Brian Williams Suspension
February 14th, 2015 7:44 AM
That Brian Williams six-month suspension has fallen flat. His critics aren't mollified. His supporters are clearly dispirited. Everyone knows this one is not over -- though his tenure at NBC may very well be done.
The suspension isn't going to work for the same reason his apology went nowhere. It resolves nothing.