Brian Williams‘ Iraq visit “comes one week after the NBC Nightly News fell behind ABC in a monthlong ratings comparison for the first time in 11 years,” today’s New York Times notes. The trip “could be a boost for Williams and his Nightly News broadcast,” the AP adds.
However, the Times says, “Allison Gollust, the spokeswoman for NBC News, said the news division was especially sensitive to any suggestion that it would use a trip like this for ratings purposes, saying, ‘it’s utter nonsense and beyond offensive for anyone to think we would put people in harm’s way for the sake of ratings.'”
Here’s the rest.
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