NBC News’ Critics Step Up Pressure to Investigate Andy Lack and Noah Oppenheim
Critics from across the media landscape are calling for NBC News bosses Noah Oppenheim and Andy Lack to be independently investigated over accusations that they muzzled Ronan Farrow’s story on Harvey Weinstein, while failing to address misconduct by their own employee, Matt Lauer. “The question is open to whether they put dollars ahead of decency, about whether they were more interested in protecting their star anchor than they were in protecting the women of the company,” said Megyn Kelly, a former NBC host, in an interview on Fox News this week. “There needs to be an outside investigation into this company. They investigated themselves. That doesn’t work.” On the other side of the political spectrum, women’s advocacy organizations like Times Up and UltraViolet Action have called for an independent investigation as well. “These initial reports demonstrate that NBC’s current leadership is either unable or unwilling to take appropriate steps to combat the culture of sexual abuse at the networks,” Shaunna Thomas, co-founder and executive director of UltraViolet Action, said in a statement. Also Read: NBCUniversal Will Not Conduct 'Additional Investigation' Into Accusations Against Matt Lauer Jay Rosen, a journalism professor at New York University, told The Wrap on Wednesday that...
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