Instead of seeing nonpartisanship as a virtue, Downie wrote, newsrooms should focus on building trust with readers.
And the person repeating this falsehood over and over is guilty of lying."
In other words, objectivity shouldn’t mean that both sides have an equal claim to the truth.
It means that journalists should be clear with their audience when someone is not telling the truth.
That also may mean taking a look at their own staff.
If we want to trust in what’s being reported, we need to trust in our reporters.
Sometimes, though, they merely jump ship to another outlet.
Here are some fired news anchors who wouldn’t just go away.
In 2017, O’Reilly turned out to be a few months ahead of a major cultural issue.
O’Reilly pivoted, and that same year, he launched “No Spin News.”
In an interview withTangle, O’Reilly crowed about the influence he now has.
“The vibrance of presenting information to the American people is on social media,” he said.
He was on air reporting throughout the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and its aftermath.
The documents that the story was sourced from turned out to be faulty, sparking a major controversy.
“We reported a true story,” he insisted years later toThe Hollywood Reporter.
“We didn’t do it perfectly.
We made some mistakes of getting to the truth.
But that didn’t change the truth of what we reported.”
“I wanted to stay in the game.”
As of 2024, the podcast is still going strong.
The next day, she openedher showwith an apology.
“I was wrong, and I am sorry,” she said.
The apology wasn’t enough, and the show was yanked.
Reportedly, Kelly still received the rest of her $69 million contract.
Kelly has gone back to politics and pivoted to podcasting.
In 2021, she announced that she would be producing a daily show through SiriusXM.
“Nice to see you.
Seen a lot of you lately,” he cracked (viaYouTube).
“What’s the lesson learned from something like that?”
he asked, as though it were her fault that a man violated her privacy.
In April 2024, sources toldUs Weeklythat Lauer was planning an imminent return to television.
“Don’t expect an apology, he’s the one who feels is owed an apology.”
I think that would be a dereliction of journalistic duty," he said.
Don Lemon hit the Hamptons.
In January 2024, Law360 reported that his efforts to get an arbitrator removed from the case had failed.
Chris now has a show on NewsNation, called simply “Cuomo.
Former CNN anchor Carol Costello said, “I applaud NewsNation for trying.”
“They have multiple siblings from multiple fathers and their mothers work multiple jobs.”
As a result, she was let go from her job at WTAE.
Bell was hired by a local radio station, but in 2020 was once again fired.
This time, Bell was axed for encouraging National Park employees to execute protesters.
She now runs “Wendy Bell Radio” through her own app, where she peddles election-denying conspiracy theories.
You understand it.”
Keith Olbermann stuck around after MSNBC fired him
Keith Olbermann was once the face of MSNBC.
Unfortunately these values are no longer reflected in our relationship with Keith Olbermann."
He’s since brought “Countdown” back as a podcast.
Many allegations were detailed in aWashington Postexpose, including inappropriate touching, lewd phone calls, and more.
The apology wasn’t enough, and the next day, both PBS and CBS cut ties.
Since 2022, he’s been hosting an online show called “Charlie Rose Conversations.”
He often appears virtually, digitally inserted over a black background.
On the show, Rose speaks with high-profile people like billionaire Warren Buffett.
Furthermore, Carlson placed blame with Dominion, a company that makes voting machines.
Shortly thereafter, Carlson was given the boot.
He apparently liked to call people the c-word, for one.
“It was always going to end badly.
We knew we were burning too bright,” one producer told Stelter.
In hisintroductory video, Carlson warned viewers about the misleading nature of much reporting that leaves out important facts.
But there are always limits," he said.
