Yahoo News Fires D.C. Bureau Chief for Anti-Romney Remarks
PR professionals know all about the damage that undisciplined outbursts, remarks and commentary can cause to one’s career and respective employer—especially in the Internet age, when political outrage travels faster than videos of adorable kittens.
David Chalian, the now former D.C. Bureau Chief for Yahoo News, knows too.
Mr. Chalian was fired within hours of commenting about the Republican National Convention festivities being held in Tampa Bay, FL, while Hurricane Isaac battered the Gulf of Mexico. He remarked on the Romney campaign’s seeming lack of concern for the storm’s victims–and the Republican base immediately clamored for justice.
Yahoo News, in an effort to limit negative PR fallout, acted swiftly.
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