Football "Tom Brady, Known Cheater"

siberian khatru · 01-30-2019, 11:13 AM

Humorless Pittsburgh News Station Fires Employee For Graphic Calling Tom Brady A "Known Cheater"

Laura Wagner
24 minutes agoFiled to: media meltdowns

A Pittsburgh TV station has fired an employee who used a chyron calling Tom Brady a “known cheater” into a broadcast on Monday, SI.com reported.
The offending joke, referring to Brady and his team’s unsavory past, flashed on the screen for two seconds in what was an otherwise rote pre-Super Bowl newscast.
Here’s the statement CBS affiliate KDKA shared with SI.com:
While fans are entitled to have personal opinions, we have a journalistic responsibility to provide unbiased reporting. The graphic that appeared Monday violated our news standards. The individual who created the graphic no longer works for KDKA-TV.

Seems pretty harsh! If you’re the poor soul who lost your job over something this silly, please get in touch and tell us about the weenie KDKA bosses who fired you.

https://deadspin.com/humorless-pitts...ium=socialflow

01-30-2019, 11:13 AM	Topic Starter
siberian khatru 21st Century Schizoid Fan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Gates of Delirium Casino cash: $2184950	"Tom Brady, Known Cheater" Humorless Pittsburgh News Station Fires Employee For Graphic Calling Tom Brady A "Known Cheater" Laura Wagner 24 minutes agoFiled to: media meltdowns A Pittsburgh TV station has fired an employee who used a chyron calling Tom Brady a “known cheater” into a broadcast on Monday, SI.com reported. The offending joke, referring to Brady and his team’s unsavory past, flashed on the screen for two seconds in what was an otherwise rote pre-Super Bowl newscast. Here’s the statement CBS affiliate KDKA shared with SI.com: While fans are entitled to have personal opinions, we have a journalistic responsibility to provide unbiased reporting. The graphic that appeared Monday violated our news standards. The individual who created the graphic no longer works for KDKA-TV. Seems pretty harsh! If you’re the poor soul who lost your job over something this silly, please get in touch and tell us about the weenie KDKA bosses who fired you. https://deadspin.com/humorless-pitts...ium=socialflow
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