tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329145704763527008.post3827079545185243326..comments2016-01-07T15:26:15.741-06:00Comments on FMedia: Juan Williams: Firing from NPR "is a chilling assault on free speech"Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247654259470191558noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329145704763527008.post-41815869319773041122010-10-23T11:52:37.308-05:002010-10-23T11:52:37.308-05:00Thanks for commenting, Russ. You have a valid poin...Thanks for commenting, Russ. You have a valid point about his working for both NPR and Fox News. Perhaps it would have been better if Williams had left NPR earlier, of his own accord. Nevertheless, NPR treated him unfairly in this situation, and I agree that they made a mistake in "waiting and using this non-incident to trigger his removal."Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247654259470191558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329145704763527008.post-71662343680350462962010-10-23T09:53:40.840-05:002010-10-23T09:53:40.840-05:00What is often missed in this discussion is the inh...What is often missed in this discussion is the inherent conflict of interests posed by Williams' trying to serve both NPR and Fox, each of which views the other as at opposite end of the political spectrum. NPR should have given him an ultimatum/choice when he first started working with Fox -"either us or them". His trying to serve both and saying one thing on one network and another on the other undermines his professionalism and journalistic objectivity. <br /><br />NPR's biggest mistake was waiting and using this non-incident to trigger his removal.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488153402609554003noreply@blogger.com