Why Trump’s North Korea ‘Bloody Nose’ Campaign Is a Big Bluff

Gareth Porter / Truthdig Jan 18, 2018 This administration, like its post-Cold War predecessors, has one way out of the crisis: real negotiations. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

NBC Fires Matt Lauer Over ‘Inappropriate Sexual Behavior’

By David Bauder / The Associated Press Nov 29, 2017 The "Today" show host has long been the king of TV morning news and is one of the industry's highest-paid figures. Meanwhile, Garrison Keillor is fired by Minnesota Public Radio. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Opens Up to ‘Dishonest’ Media With Meetings On and Off the Record

BLANK Nov 23, 2016 Breaking the mold as president-elect, Trump forgoes traditional news conferences in favor of private sessions with network executives, TV anchors and journalists at The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Commander-in-Chief Forum Panned as Colossal Failure of Journalism

By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Sep 9, 2016 NBC hosted a presidential spectacle aboard a retired aircraft carrier on Wednesday night. It did not go well. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ignorance Is Not a Virtue, and Knowledge Is Not a Vice

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 16, 2016 The idea lives on: "Regular" or "everyday" Americans have been failed by out-of-touch elites and the mainstream media, who basically have screwed up the country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Lester Holt Pulls Up Brian Williams’ Anchor Chair at ‘NBC Nightly News’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 19, 2015 Though top brass at the network made it seem for a while like he might be able to hold onto his chair, former NBC News anchor Brian Williams ultimately wasn't. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Brian Williams Gets Six-Month Suspension for ‘Misremembering’ Iraq War Incident

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Feb 11, 2015 After meeting with his boss, NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke, on Tuesday, the scandal-rattled "NBC Nightly News" anchor was facing some time off but apparently not a dismissal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Another Iraq Apology

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Williams Takes Cover

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Brian Williams Under Fire

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Brian Williams Admits He Got Iraq Combat Story Wrong

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Feb 6, 2015 The veteran "NBC Nightly News" anchor conceded that a story he told on various occasions about being under fire while on assignment in Iraq in 2003 was not accurate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

#LetAymanReport: NBC Correspondent Sent Back to Gaza After Removal Protested

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2014 Ayman Mohyeldin, NBC's veteran reporter who was playing soccer with the four Palestinian boys killed on the beach Wednesday, was removed from Gaza despite his reporting being, in Glenn Greenwald's words, "far more balanced and even-handed" than the rest of the American media's coverage of the conflict. Late Friday night, after protests with the hashtag #LetAymanReport trended on Twitter, "NBC reversed course" and announced it was sending Mohyeldin back to Gaza over the weekend. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )