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...only the teeny, tiny fat orange grubby hand holds that delicate thumb:

 

 

 

And, yes, feel the love.

"Legacy Media" Has A Staffing Problem

“Legacy Media”, traditional broadcast news orgs, have a major staffing problem:

They continue to send the pink slip/fire/terminate/let go some of their most seasoned, long-time journalists.

Get rid of them rather than discuss the issue(s) or problem(s) internally. 

Former ABC News Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross, along with his team, reported on the issue of dangerous and recalled products being sold on Craigslist. In November 2014, they aired a segment on "20/20" called "Recall Roulette" that highlighted the problem. Ross attempted to interview Craig Newmark, but Newmark, who claimed to be retired and only a customer service representative at the time, refused to answer questions. The report described Craigslist as "morally irresponsible" for not implementing stricter filters to prevent the sale of recalled items. 

Brian Ross's departure from ABC News in 2018 was linked to a significant error in a report about Michael Flynn and his alleged contact with Russian officials during Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Ross initially reported, during a special report, that Flynn had been instructed by Trump to make contact with Russian officials during the campaign, which was later retracted and corrected. While Ross was suspended for four weeks without pay after the error, The New York Times reported that he and his longtime producer ultimately left ABC News. 

Here's a brief breakdown:

The Erroneous Report:

Ross reported, citing a source, that Trump had directed Michael Flynn to contact Russian  officials during his 2016 campaign. 

The Suspension:

ABC News issued a four-week suspension without pay to Ross after he made the error on the air, according to The New York Times and ABC News President Ben Sherwood apologized. 

The Departure:

While Ross was suspended, he and his producer, Rhonda Schwartz, subsequently left ABC News. 

Other Notable Errors:

Ross also had a previous error where he incorrectly linked the Aurora, Colorado shooting to the Tea Party. 

But he’s not alone.  More recently, they let go yet another one,  Senior National Correspondent, Terry Moran over a Twitter/X post:

Terry just recently completed an interview in the Oval Office with Trump.  One of the questions was in regards to the Maryland man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, his alleged "gang" affiliation and his subsequent Supreme Court order to return Mr. Garcia to the U.S. promptly.

ABC News’ solution, again, can him, fire him, send out a pink slip.

Now, I don’t know the “process” for what specifically, exactly gets or causes a journalist to be removed in 2025, but it seems very arbitrary, very random, and very hap-hazard. 

Kinda sloppy from the outside looking in.

It seems like a pretty simple solution, yet it’s doubtful ANY OF THESE NEWS ORGS will heed any of this: 

1)     Allow your journalists/reporters/correspondents to exercise their 1^st Amendment right to free speech.  Then, IF THERE’S AN ISSUE WITH IT,

2)     Have that person(s) add a disclaimer to it. You folks in the media are great at those.

"These comments reflect the views and opinions of the writer exclusively and not ABC News, The Walt Disney Company or any of its subsidiaries."

That seems like a pretty simple fix. 

But if that’s still not enough, how about some re-training or re-education or something more along those lines rather than just simply DUMPING VALUABLE ASSETS?