Michael Wolff Thinks We Could All Learn From Fox News
So you believe that NBC is victimizing both its viewers and itself in order to conform to what you would say is a needlessly high-minded standard? I don’t think the standard exists. Williams is not a journalist; he’s a performer. Nobody does any reporting — it’s the evening news, for goodness’ sake.
If you were in charge of NBC News and Williams were caught telling exaggerated or made-up stories on your watch, what would you do? I would do what Roger Ailes would do. Through Roger’s eyes, the issue is: What does my audience want? So, why should I have to run my business on the basis of what media people say I should do — people who don’t want me to succeed?