UPDATE 2: Full segment from Fox for Juan Williams comments.
UPDATE: Jon Stewart weighs in on the Juan Williams dust-up.
Here’s a round up of stories covering the endless debate over NPR firing news commentator Juan Williams and the role Fox News has had in criticizing the network. (And in giving Williams a new $2 million contract….)
- Oct. 21, NYT Media Decoder – Fired from NPR, Juan Williams Keeps Talking for Fox
Breaking the initial story. - Oct. 21, The Daily Beast, Howard Kurtz – Was Juan Williams Fired Unfairly?
Includes video of Williams actual comments, along with text of his followup comments. - Oct. 21, NYT, Brian Stelter – Two Takes at NPR and Fox on Juan Williams
Update on blog post. Includes reference to Jay Rosen’s term “the view from nowhere.” - Oct. 21, Mediaite – Juan Williams Expands Fox News Role With New Contract; Will Host Factor Tomorrow
Getting fired could be worse… - Oct. 21, Frum Forum, Cheves Ligon – Williams’ Mistake: Starting a Real Dialogue
Attorney and commentator Cheves Ligon writes that Williams’ big sin was starting an actual dialog. - Oct. 21, Frum Forum, David Frum – The Williams Hypocrisy
Center right blogger David rum looks at who else has expressed fear of Islam, and isn’t on Fox News…. - Oct. 21, NPR Ombudsman, Alice Shepard – NPR’s Firing of Juan Williams Was Poorly Handled
Something almost everyone agrees on…. Also interesting that NPR is one of few major news organizations that has an ombudsman engaging in public analysis of the network’s own behavior. This is a must read. - Oct. 22, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow – NPR Did The Right Thing With Firing Williams
Liberal MSNBC host Rachel Maddow was one of the few in the news media who praised the way NPR fired Williams. - Oct. 23, Huffington Post, Farai Chideya – What Everyone is Missing About NPR’s WilliamsGate
Looking at the history of Williams’ and NPR’s troubled relationship. - Oct. 24, Politico’s On Media – NPR CEO apologizes for handling of Williams firing
Vivian Schiller, CEO of NPR, apologizes for how the networks mishandled the firing of Williams. But not for the actual firing. - Oct. 24, Press Think, Jay Rosen – NPR News Analyst: How Juan Williams Got Fired
NYU media critic Jay Rosen asks “What the hell is a ‘news analyst?'” Looks at NPR as a part of the Church of the Savvy and the View From Nowhere. A must read link. - Oct. 24, The Atlantic, James Fallows – Why NPR Matters (Long)
Long-time journalist and press scholar James Fallows talks about what makes NPR different from other news organizations.