Whether you agree or disagree with the firing of NPR's Juan Williams, as he declared all the ingredients for a public relations disaster, and it could have been avoided. Fox can now NPR accused of censorship and trampling on freedom of expression point.
It always seemed like an unlikely marriage to a commentator on NPR as visible on Fox. Both media companies are diametrically opposed view on most subjects. It is interesting to see Williams try to walk the tightrope between the two on foot, but it never seemed like it would take so long. Now suddenly it's over.
Juan Williams is financially very well. Fox News on Thursday granted Williams a new multi-year contract worth nearly $ 2,000,000. He is now a greater role on the cable news channel and its Web site. Two million dollars is more than most NPR stations, and come as this part of the media has to keep many NPR stations, their fundraising, which means no good. Many listeners on both the left and right by what they angry as an instinctive reaction from NPR.
Perhaps they were waiting for a chance to dismiss him because NPR has apparently taken issue with many of his appearances on Fox for a while. However, they could turn on him, expired or could have suspended him for a test. Williams said he was "outraged" and "heartbroken" by NPR's decision to release him after more than a decade as a radio host, correspondent and analyst. He also said he stood by his remarks and said they were taken out of context from NPR.
The storm began with the appearance of William on the O'Reilly Factor. While on the program, Williams said: "But if I'm on the plane, I must tell you, when I people who are dressed as a Muslim, and I think, you know, they identify themselves first as Muslims, I am concerned will see. I am nervous. "Later in the same interview, Williams denied the suggestion that O'Reilly" said Muslims attacked us on 9 / 11 "William, he was wrong to generalize about Muslims in this way
According to NPR, Williams was repeatedly told that some of his statements on Fox violate the basic rules of NPR for their news analysts. "We have clarified our policy for Juan in conversations and warnings, and he continued to violate our principles," said Dana Davis Rehm, NPR spokesman. "If a State Analyst on a topic Our feeling is that they undermine their credibility as an analyst."
In this case, how and not what is the question. The media have been perfect storm could not work better if Fox Roger Ailes himself had staged. It is a thought. Fox could not have paid for better care. They position themselves as defenders of freedom of expression and Williams will present his new expanded role, the best PR-branding campaign. NPR On the other hand is facing a PR nightmare. NPR certainly has the right to deny Williams, but the fact that, even if they are part of the media, even if they misjudged how the media would react such action is not only confusing, disturbing.
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