MSNBC Anchor Refuses to Cover Paris Hilton
MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski strenuously objected to covering Paris Hilton's legal woes as a lead story, so much so that when her producer (and the teleprompter) refused to budge, she first tried to burn, then tore and shredded the copy. Here she explains her revolt: "I just don't believe in covering that story, especially not as the lead story in a newscast when you have a day like today."MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski strenuously objected to covering Paris Hilton’s legal woes as a lead story, so much so that when her producer (and the teleprompter) refused to budge, she first tried to burn, then tore and shredded the copy. Here she explains her revolt: “I just don’t believe in covering that story, especially not as the lead story in a newscast when you have a day like today.”
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