RT NewsDuring a live broadcast on Wednesday, RT America presenter Liz Wahl announced she was stepping down, citing her disagreements with the network’s editorial policy. RT issued a statement following her resignation.
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Ms. Wahl’s resignation comes on the heels of her colleague Abby Martin’s recent comments in which she voiced her disagreement with certain policies of the Russian government and asserted her editorial independence. The difference is, Ms. Martin spoke in the context of her own talk show, to the viewers who have been tuning in for years to hear her opinions on current events – the opinions that most media did not care about until two days ago. For years, Ms. Martin has been speaking out against US military intervention, only to be ignored by the mainstream news outlets – but with that one comment, branded as an act of defiance, she became an overnight sensation. It is a tempting example to follow.
When a journalist disagrees with the editorial position of his or her organization, the usual course of action is to address those grievances with the editor, and, if they cannot be resolved, to quit like a professional. But when someone makes a big public show of a personal decision, it is nothing more than a self-promotional stunt.
We wish Liz the best of luck on her chosen path.
http://rt.com/usa/rt-reacts-liz-wahl-042/
OR it was intended to happen by the powers that be. Normally a MSM outlet would just pull the plug like CNN does before anything could be spoken out by the reporter. Especially since there is usually a 5 second delay in getting the broadcast out in real-time. Amazing how they didn’t do it for Wahl’s case.
@NC I agree it seemed scripted like she was reading from the teleprompter.
I’ve learned to distrust RT. Too much dis-info mixed in with their “news”. Abby Martin is just another propagandist –
Whore will be going to work for the Jews at Foxnews now.
Thanks Scott….I linked this yesterday guess nobody seen.
Misty says:
March 5, 2014 at 9:31 pm
Just checked out RT online, this is what is being reported. Could be show on both sides?
http://rt.com/usa/rt-reacts-liz-wahl-042
How much was she paid for this?