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Stokely Carmichael

October 21, 2010 by · Comments Off on Stokely Carmichael 

Stokely Carmichael, Reports from Washington –
As National Public Radio endured a storm of criticism on Thursday of his decision to Juan Williams, news analyst for his comments about Muslims, Fox News moved aggressively to turn the dispute in its favor by signing Williams to a larger role in the cable news network.

Fox News CEO Roger Ailes gave Williams a new three-year contract last week, in an operation that amounts to almost 2 million, a considerable blow up from his previous salary, the Washington Bureau Tribune has learned. The partner of Fox News, now appears exclusively and more frequently on cable news network and has a regular column on FoxNews.com.

“John has been a strong advocate of liberal views and his term began on Fox News in 1997,” Ailes said in a statement, adding a jab at NPR: “He is an honest man whose freedom of expression is protected on Fox News on a day basis. ”

Meanwhile, conservative leaders lashed out NPR for the firing of Williams and calls for cutting public funding for the organization of the media. By midafternoon Thursday, more than 4,900 comments were published on NPR.org, including many people who said the media organization was bowing to political correctness and unfairly punish Williams for expressing their personal views.

“In an arrogant move the NPR itself exposed to the leftist thought police are actually” read one typical message. “After this November’s election I hope that one of the first things the new Congress does is take the money to this poor excuse for public radio.”

The dispute began Monday night when Williams, a contributor to Fox News, made an appearance on “The O’Reilly Factor.” In a conversation with Bill O’Reilly about how the fear of t*rror*sm affects the perceptions of Muslims, Williams noted that harbored some concerns, even as the author of books on the civil rights movement.

“I mean, look, Bill, I’m not a fan …. But when I get on an airplane, I have to tell you, if I see people in Muslim dress and I think, you know, are identifying themselves first of all Muslims, I am concerned. I get nervous, “said Williams.

He noted that it was unfair to cast all Muslims as extremists.

On Wednesday, NPR, said Williams was to end his contract, saying that his words “were inconsistent with the editorial standards and practices, and has undermined its credibility as a news analyst for NPR.”

The abrupt break came after years in which the role of Williams in Fox News caused internal stress in the organization of public radio. Many NPR listeners registered complaints about comments made in the cable news channel, in particular the comments last year in which he described the first lady Michelle Obama has “Stokely Carmichael is present in a designer dress thing” and saying she could become “a burden.”

In response, executives at NPR Williams requested the application of Fox News did not identify him as an analyst for NPR, when she appeared on “The O’Reilly Factor.”

Dana Davis Rehm, NPR senior vice president for communications, said in an interview that Williams’s comments violated the ethical rules prohibiting internal NPR journalists go in other media and to express “views that air in his role as NPR journalist. ” The guidelines also prohibit NPR journalists to participate in programs which promote learning and speculation rather than an analysis based on the facts. ”

Rehm said Williams had been warned several times in the past about making personal comments that violated the policy.

“This was not the first time we feel John crossed the goal in terms of what is possible for analysts and journalists from NPR as a whole,” he said. “We felt we really had no choice. And not without regret, and it was a decision that was taken lightly by any means. We appreciate the work he has done.”

Williams told Fox News on Thursday he was fired by phone and surprised that he was not given the opportunity to defend.

“It is not a bigoted statement,” he told Fox News in an interview on cable news network ran throughout the day. “In fact, in the course of this conversation with Bill O’Reilly, I say we have an obligation that Americans care to protect the constitutional rights of everyone in our country and to ensure that we have no instances of intolerance. But that is not a reality. You can not ignore what happened on 9 / 11 and you can not ignore the connection Islamic radicalism, and you can not ignore the fact that even recently said in court about this is the first drop of blood in a war Muslims in America. ”

Fox News made the most of the incident, re-run a package on the controversy throughout the day. Williams was scheduled to appear on “The O’Reilly Factor” Thursday night to address the issue and will guest host the program on Friday.

Meanwhile, NPR has been criticized by conservative leaders like Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin, Twitter, “NPR defends the first amendment law, but the fire or if u exercise. John Williams: I like the hypocrisy of the left is wrong fire him. ”

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who presented a program on Fox News, NPR said it now plans to boycott and declining requests for interviews.

“NPR has been discredited as a forum for freedom of expression and the protection of First Amendment rights of all and has become the politically correct fuel provider and protector of the views that lean to the left,” Huckabee wrote on his blog, adding: “It is time for taxpayers to begin making cuts in federal spending, and encourage the new Congress to begin with NPR.”

NPR receives no direct federal funding for their operations, but between 1% and 3% of its and 160 million budget comes from competitive grants awarded by the publicly funded institutions such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Fund Arts. Since 2009, NPR received and 8 million in competitive grants from the CEC for the development of technology and journalism initiatives. He also received a one-time grant and 78 million between 2007 and 2009 to upgrade the technology of satellites.

NPR stations and receive 90 million in annual appropriations of the CEC, which represent 10% of their income on average.

Rehm said that it was inappropriate for politicians to bring the issue of federal funding in an editorial decision, adding that he hoped the controversy would not affect financial aid for public radio. “The seasons are fundraising season, and it is unfortunate that this has happened at this time,” he said.

National Public Radio

October 21, 2010 by · Comments Off on National Public Radio 

National Public Radio, Reports from Washington –
As National Public Radio endured a storm of criticism on Thursday of his decision to Juan Williams, news analyst for his comments about Muslims, Fox News moved aggressively to turn the dispute in its favor by signing Williams to a larger role in the cable news network.

Fox News CEO Roger Ailes gave Williams a new three-year contract last week, in an operation that amounts to almost 2 million, a considerable blow up from his previous salary, the Washington Bureau Tribune has learned. The partner of Fox News, now appears exclusively and more frequently on cable news network and has a regular column on FoxNews.com.

“John has been a strong advocate of liberal views and his term began on Fox News in 1997,” Ailes said in a statement, adding a jab at NPR: “He is an honest man whose freedom of expression is protected on Fox News on a day basis. ”

Meanwhile, conservative leaders lashed out NPR for the firing of Williams and calls for cutting public funding for the organization of the media. By midafternoon Thursday, more than 4,900 comments were published on NPR.org, including many people who said the media organization was bowing to political correctness and unfairly punish Williams for expressing their personal views.

“In an arrogant move the NPR itself exposed to the leftist thought police are actually” read one typical message. “After this November’s election I hope that one of the first things the new Congress does is take the money to this poor excuse for public radio.”

The dispute began Monday night when Williams, a contributor to Fox News, made an appearance on “The O’Reilly Factor.” In a conversation with Bill O’Reilly about how the fear of t*rror*sm affects the perceptions of Muslims, Williams noted that harbored some concerns, even as the author of books on the civil rights movement.

“I mean, look, Bill, I’m not a fan …. But when I get on an airplane, I have to tell you, if I see people in Muslim dress and I think, you know, are identifying themselves first of all Muslims, I am concerned. I get nervous, “said Williams.

He noted that it was unfair to cast all Muslims as extremists.

On Wednesday, NPR, said Williams was to end his contract, saying that his words “were inconsistent with the editorial standards and practices, and has undermined its credibility as a news analyst for NPR.”

The abrupt break came after years in which the role of Williams in Fox News caused internal stress in the organization of public radio. Many NPR listeners registered complaints about comments made in the cable news channel, in particular the comments last year in which he described the first lady Michelle Obama has “Stokely Carmichael is present in a designer dress thing” and saying she could become “a burden.”

In response, executives at NPR Williams requested the application of Fox News did not identify him as an analyst for NPR, when she appeared on “The O’Reilly Factor.”

Dana Davis Rehm, NPR senior vice president for communications, said in an interview that Williams’s comments violated the ethical rules prohibiting internal NPR journalists go in other media and to express “views that air in his role as NPR journalist. ” The guidelines also prohibit NPR journalists to participate in programs which promote learning and speculation rather than an analysis based on the facts. ”

Rehm said Williams had been warned several times in the past about making personal comments that violated the policy.

“This was not the first time we feel John crossed the goal in terms of what is possible for analysts and journalists from NPR as a whole,” he said. “We felt we really had no choice. And not without regret, and it was a decision that was taken lightly by any means. We appreciate the work he has done.”

Williams told Fox News on Thursday he was fired by phone and surprised that he was not given the opportunity to defend.

“It is not a bigoted statement,” he told Fox News in an interview on cable news network ran throughout the day. “In fact, in the course of this conversation with Bill O’Reilly, I say we have an obligation that Americans care to protect the constitutional rights of everyone in our country and to ensure that we have no instances of intolerance. But that is not a reality. You can not ignore what happened on 9 / 11 and you can not ignore the connection Islamic radicalism, and you can not ignore the fact that even recently said in court about this is the first drop of blood in a war Muslims in America. ”

Fox News made the most of the incident, re-run a package on the controversy throughout the day. Williams was scheduled to appear on “The O’Reilly Factor” Thursday night to address the issue and will guest host the program on Friday.

Meanwhile, NPR has been criticized by conservative leaders like Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin, Twitter, “NPR defends the first amendment law, but the fire or if u exercise. John Williams: I like the hypocrisy of the left is wrong fire him. ”

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who presented a program on Fox News, NPR said it now plans to boycott and declining requests for interviews.

“NPR has been discredited as a forum for freedom of expression and the protection of First Amendment rights of all and has become the politically correct fuel provider and protector of the views that lean to the left,” Huckabee wrote on his blog, adding: “It is time for taxpayers to begin making cuts in federal spending, and encourage the new Congress to begin with NPR.”

NPR receives no direct federal funding for their operations, but between 1% and 3% of its and 160 million budget comes from competitive grants awarded by the publicly funded institutions such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Fund Arts. Since 2009, NPR received and 8 million in competitive grants from the CEC for the development of technology and journalism initiatives. He also received a one-time grant and 78 million between 2007 and 2009 to upgrade the technology of satellites.

NPR stations and receive 90 million in annual appropriations of the CEC, which represent 10% of their income on average.

Rehm said that it was inappropriate for politicians to bring the issue of federal funding in an editorial decision, adding that he hoped the controversy would not affect financial aid for public radio. “The seasons are fundraising season, and it is unfortunate that this has happened at this time,” he said.

Npr

October 21, 2010 by · Comments Off on Npr 

Npr, Sarah Palin and Republican Mike Huckabee are calling for the National Public Radio stripped of public funding in response to the termination of the contributor Juan Williams, who was fired from the radio station on Wednesday in response to comments he made about the Muslims on Fox News earlier this week.

“At a time when our country is dangerously debt and searching for areas to cut federal spending, I think we found a good candidate for defunding. National Public Radio is a public institution that directly or indirectly fund exists because the taxpayers, “wrote Sarah Palin in a message on his Facebook wall on Thursday. “What we the taxpayers, get it? We got to witness Juan Williams of NPR dismissed simply for speaking out about the very real threat this country faces from radical Islam.” Add Link

“We have to have an honest debate about the jihadist threat,” he continued.

Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee also asked government defunding NPR, condemning the decision to dismiss Williams as “censorship.”

“Although I enjoyed many times appear on NPR programs and have been treated fairly and objectively, and will not accept interview requests from NPR, if you will practice a form of censorship, and since NPR is funded public funds, is a form of censorship, “Huckabee said in a statement released Thursday. “It is time for taxpayers to begin making cuts in federal spending, and encourage the new Congress to begin with NPR.”

The controversy arose after Williams, a veteran senior news analyst for National Public Radio, said during an appearance on Fox News (for whom he also is a contributor) that gets “nervous” when he sees the Muslims on flights his plane.

“I think, see, political correctness can lead to some kind of paralysis where you do not refer to reality,” Williams told Bill O’Reilly during an appearance on Monday.

Williams continued: .. “I mean, look, Bill, I’m not a fan you know the kind of books I have written about the civil rights movement in this country, but when I get on the plane, I have to say, if I see people who are in Muslim dress and I think, you know, are identifying themselves Muslims first, I am concerned. I get nervous. ”

Today, Williams spoke of his termination on Fox News, saying the decision to fire him was made before anyone NPR spoke with him and that he was denied the opportunity to defend his remarks in a meeting face to face.

He said he asked what was “meant” in a phone call Ellen Weiss, NPR’s Senior Vice President of News.

“I said, ‘I said what he meant” it is an honest experience at an airport when I see people in Islamic dress who identify first the Muslims, who do a double take, I have a moment of anxiety or fear in view of what happened on 9 / 11. That is the reality, “he told Williams.

Weiss said Williams then suggested that he had crossed the line and made a bigoted statement that its contract had been terminated, and that there was “nothing I could say” I change my mind or reverse the decision of NPR.

NPR CEO Vivian Schiller sent a statement Thursday saying that “John comments on Fox violated our standards and our values and offended many in it.”

. “Like other news organizations, NPR expects its reporters to stay away from situations that might call their impartiality into question the ethics code NPR explains the rule as follows:” In what appears on television or other means, including electronic web-based forums, NPR journalists should not express opinions that do not air in its role as a journalist for NPR. They should not participate in programs of electronic forums, or blogs that promote expert opinion and speculation rather than an analysis based on the facts, ‘”wrote Schiller.

In an interview with Rodney Ho Access Atlanta on Thursday, Schiller went on to say that Williams’ statements about Muslims that was not the only consideration leading to his termination. “John is not an employee of the NPR. He is an independent contractor,” he said, adding that “this has been an ongoing problem” in his case.

“There have been several instances in the last couple of years where we have been John has crossed the line. It’s known for something he said last year of Michelle Obama and Stokely Carmichael. This is not a case of a strike and you’re out – continued Shiller.

Schiller also responded to claims that the dismissal amounted to censorship Williams as “NPR is publicly funded.”

“There is a misperception about federal funding and public radio,” said Schiller. “NPR receives no allocation of the CEC. Zero.” CPB is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a nonprofit corporation semi-private partnership that promotes public awareness through federal funds

Schiller continued: “We are a private 501 (c) 3 We have reporters call and ask which department of government to inform That’s ridiculous Have you listened to our shows we are competitive grants applicable to the …? Likes Ford Foundation and the Knight Foundation. As a result, some money from the CEC comes to us when we won grants. Depending on the year, representing just three percent of our total budget. ”

“There is lack of information both in the blogosphere, it’s crazy,” said Schiller.

Juan Williams Fired

October 21, 2010 by · Comments Off on Juan Williams Fired 

Juan Williams Fired, Juan Williams is officially out of the NPR. NPR announced Wednesday night that ended the contract of veteran analyst at Williams for his comments on Fox News that when he is in a plane with Muslims, “I get nervous.” In a statement, NPR said it had informed Williams of his decision Wednesday night, and that his comments were “inconsistent with our editorial standards and practices, and has undermined its credibility as a news analyst for NPR.” Williams had been an NPR contributor and analyst for decades, but his dual role at Fox News, where he has also been a contributor to long and frequent, drew many complaints from listeners of NPR asked Fox News to stop the identification Williams as a “political analyst NPR News” in 2009. The co-signing with Bill O’Reilly certainly has implications for a brother. It is clear that Williams’s eyes are no longer on the prize. If so, we can not say.

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