Media Critic: Williams Story Reflects Journalism's Personality Push

In the wake of anchor Brian Williams’ suspension from the "NBC Nightly News" for claiming to have come under fire in Iraq, VOA spoke with media critic Jim Naureckas of the liberal media watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Weaver: In the piece that you wrote, you point out that this is not the only time in which Brian Williams has exaggerated his role in a dangerous situation. Naureckas: Right. We did a piece...

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