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>good for him. dude is pretty good at it. > >http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/lester-holt-nbc-nightly-news-brian-williams-2-1201522647/ > >Lester Holt will take over the anchor chair at NBC’s >“Nightly News” permanently, while Brian Williams takes >another position in the organization in the wake of his >disclosure earlier this year that he falsified details of a >reporting trip to Iraq, according to press reports released >Wednesday night. > >NBC News declined to comment on the reports, made by CNN and >The Wall Street Journal. Robert Barnett, an attorney for Brian >Williams who has represented him in negotiations with NBC, >also declined to comment after being email Wednesday evening. > >Williams’ fate remains uncertain, though The New York Times >reported Thursday he could move to MSNBC, the cable-news >network also owned by parent NBCUniversal. > >The moves, which the reports suggested could be announced as >early as Thursday, would help stem a period of tumult for NBC >News. The NBCUniversal unit has seen its flagship evening >newscast lose in the ratings to ABC News’ “World News >Tonight,” anchored by David Muir. Season to date, the ABC >newscast has edged out “Nightly News” in the audience most >coveted by advertisers, viewers aged 25 to 54. > >NBC News has yet to disclose to the public the results of an >investigation into Williams’ behavior, the scope of which >included not only his false descriptions of a ride aboard a >Chinook helicopter, but also certain descriptions of events he >purported to take part in during travels for NBC News. The >company is clearly banking on the idea that the wide appeal >Williams had with viewers will endure if it removes him from a >position where trust and credibility are paramount. ABC News >faced a similar issue recently its chief anchor, George >Stephanopoulos, disclosed he had made charitable donations to >the Clinton Foundation without telling viewers, even when >those contributions could create the perception of a bias. > >If Williams is received well by viewers, he could lend a boost >to MSNBC, which has struggled with ratings as of late against >rivals Fox News Channel and CNN. The network has reworked its >daytime schedule to focus more heavily on breaking news while >reserving is primetime schedule for personalities who view >events through a progressive or liberal lens. > >Holt, meantime, has held his own with Muir, sometimes winning >more overall viewers to the NBC newscast week by week. NBC has >not lent his newscast any promotion since he took the reins of >the program from Williams in February. > >Meantime, the anchor has scored some noticeable scoops, >including an exclusive interview with the bystander who >captured video of a South Carolina police officer shooting >Walter Scott, and even led the newscast one evening from a >seat in a helicopter. If Holt can keep his facts straight >about the chopper, he will likely enjoy his tenure in the >anchor seat.
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FUCK DONALD TRUMP
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