RT anchor quits on the air

[BStrong]

When I saw the headline, at first I thought that someone at RT finally figured out that Alex Jones is a nut, but the anchor has good reason to want to leave RT imo.

 

[marplots]

What is RT?

 

[Polaris]

What is RT?

Russia Today.

 

[BStrong]

What is RT?

Russia funded propaganda media vehicle that puts anyone on the air that has an axe to grind, real or imaginary, against any western country, but especially the U.S. and Israel.

Alex Jones has a home there, and surprisingly Larry King (although I think that they feel King gives some sort of credibility to the network.)

 

[malicus]

And RT responds.....

"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".

 

[BStrong]

And RT responds.....

"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".

RT is what they are, and trying to portray themselves as anything other than a propaganda organ of the Russian government falls on (my) deaf ears.

 

[dudalb]

I admit that Liz Wahl's finding out... after working for them for two years...that RT is a propaganda tool of the Russian Government in General land Putin in particular reminds me strongly of Louis, in "Casablance" being "Shocked....SHOCKED"to find out there is gambling going on in Rick's Place.....

One interesting thing she said in an interview on CNN last night:that RT 's marketing strategy in the US is to sell itself as an Anti Establishment, Edgy, Source of news..in other words targeting exactly the kind of people who buy into Conspriacy theories. This might explain their employing Alex Jones as a commentator, and their constant pushing of Conspiracy Theories.

 

[I Ratant]

Was it as exciting as Jack Paar's on-air resignation?
I remember watching Dave Garroway fire Jack Lascoulie live.

 

[Darth Rotor]

Liz is cute enough to get hired by another network.