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Meghan McCain: ABC Won’t Fire Whoopi Goldberg From “The View”

McCain doesn’t think her former co-host’s apologies were sufficient or even all that genuine.

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2 years ago

February 3, 2022

Meghan McCain spent four years on ABC’s “The View,” so she decided to weigh in on the controversy surrounding her former co-host, Whoopi Goldberg.

Goldberg stated on “The View” that the Holocaust “isn’t about race,” drawing widespread criticism. She apologized numerous times, saying on Tuesday’s episode, “Words matter and mine are no exception. I regret my comments, as I said, and I stand corrected.”

However, McCain doesn’t think her former co-host’s apologies were sufficient or even all that genuine. She also believes people are far more forgiving of Goldberg than if McCain herself had made the same remarks.

“I was lectured to thousands of times on ‘The View,’ there is a belief that ‘cancel culture’ is really ‘accountability culture’ among the woke left,” McCain wrote in her Daily Mail column. “Which seems to be a belief that’s quickly forgotten whenever it’s Whoopi who has to be held to account.”

McCain commented that she doesn’t feel Goldberg should be fired from her role on the show, “if only because I don’t believe there is any universe where she could possibly do anything that could get her fired – she is the crown jewel of ‘The View’ and a pop culture icon.”

On Tuesday night, ABC News President Kim Godwin announced that Goldberg would be suspended due to her remarks.

“Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments,” Godwin wrote.

“While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities.”

Eduardo Razo

Eduardo Razo is a news media writer for BNM, focusing on coverage of news/talk radio and news television. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at [email protected].

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Tina jones
February 8, 2022 at 9:08 am
WHOOPI GOLDBERG SHOULD BE FIRED IMMEDIATELY. SHE FOR YEARS HAS CRITICIZED, MADE DEMANDS AND BEEN DISRESPECTFUL TO OUR PRESIDENT TRUMP. HER COMMENTS HAVE BEEN HORRIFIC IN THE PAST.
SHE SHOULD BE TERMINATED
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Greg Gutfeld: Debate Partnership Between Fox and Univision A Disaster

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20 hours ago

September 29, 2023

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After the second 2024 Republican Presidential debate Wednesday, many questioned the inclusion of Univision’s Ilia Calderón as a moderator. Greg Gutfeld of Fox News — who produced the debate — is in that camp.

“My problem with the debate wasn’t really the candidates at all, because the outcomes you get are created by the design. And Fox joining Univision, perhaps, was the worst partnership I’ve ever seen since Bud Light hired Dylan Mulvaney,” Gutfeld joked during The Five Thursday.

“I mean, you have a host unload a litany of clichés, whose premise is, we challenge successfully every day, and yet they were treated as approved truths. She had no follow-up to each one, which was weird, so it was like a deliberate list prepared by the DNC to tweak the candidates and to tweak the audience. It didn’t feel like a journalism debate to me. It felt like The View without pastries.”

Gutfeld’s comments came after he commended Fox News anchor Dana Perino for her performance during the debate.

“I did not envy you,” Gutfeld said. “I was watching it. You were pretty much shouldering the load for two hours, and you didn’t break a sweat. It was amazing.”

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Erika Josephson Named Executive Producer for NBC News Daily

On Thursday afternoon, Janelle Rodriguez, the executive in charge of NBC News Now, shared a behind-the-scenes update.

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1 day ago

September 28, 2023

Eduardo Razo

NBC News Daily will have a new executive producer as Erika Josephson takes over the position. Josephson comes from within the NBCUniversal umbrella, working as a senior producer on the program from MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports.

On Thursday afternoon, Janelle Rodriguez, the executive in charge of NBC News Now, shared a behind-the-scenes update.

Before taking on the executive producer role on the show hosted by Kate Snow and Zinhle Essamuah, Josephson also served as a line and segment producer at MSNBC and spent seven years at CBS News, producing news and feature pieces.

Furthermore, Josephson started on the assignment desk at NBC News and later became a producer for Weekend Today and Today.

There’s been plenty of movement at NBC News, as the network is reportedly teaming up with Salem Media Group to host a 2024 Republican presidential debate later this year.

Eduardo Razo

Eduardo Razo is a news media writer for BNM, focusing on coverage of news/talk radio and news television. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at [email protected].

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CNN Scores 10 News Emmy Award Wins

The network took home 10 wins on the night, setting a new record for itself in the process.

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2 days ago

September 28, 2023

BNM Staff

The first night of the 44th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards was held Wednesday, and CNN was the big winner of the evening.

The network took home 10 wins on the night, setting a new record for itself in the process.

Additionally, longtime CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his distinguished career in news media. The network’s Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Vice President Sam Feist presented the award to Blitzer.

CNN won categories of Live Breaking News Coverage and Continuing News Coverage: Short Form for its reporting on the war in Ukraine. Additionally, Anderson Cooper 360 won three awards for Investigative News Coverage: Short Form, Hard News Feature Story: Short Form, and Live Interview: Short Form.

Christiane Amanpour was awarded the honor for Outstanding Live Interview: Long Form for her work with Russian Presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

Selina Wang took home the award for Outstanding Emerging Journalists.

Meanwhile, the network also won honors for Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction.

The second night of the awards ceremony will take place this evening and will center upon documentaries.

BNM Staff