Posted on 01/05/2018 10:07:16 AM PST by jazusamo
ABC News has demoted its embattled chief investigative correspondent, Brian Ross, after he botched an “exclusive” report on Donald Trump and Russia.
News President James Goldston announced to staffers on Friday that Ross would be reassigned to ABC News’ outside production house, Lincoln Square Productions. Ross, who had been scheduled to return from a four-week, unpaid suspension on Thursday, will not be resuming his former, longtime role. He is believed to be retaining his title of “chief investigative correspondent” though he is not expected to be seen on ABC with live reports, so it’s unclear how he will perform those duties.
Lincoln Square Productions is separate from the rest of ABC News and creates unscripted programming for ABC and cable channels such as Discovery Life and Investigation Discovery. The Disney-owned unit is in a separate building -- located a few blocks from ABC News -- that houses “The Chew” and “Dr. Oz” and was home to major soap operas until 2011.
Lincoln Square Productions seems an odd fit for Ross, a hard charging news reporter. Lincoln Square does little so-called “hard news.” Its biggest program is the reality show “What Would You Do?” on ABC, though it has also produced some more serious documentary programming.
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Sounds like he’s gonna be the guy standing in a blizzard telling the nation that it’s cold outside.
Ross now covering local high school basketball games.
Boo Hoo
Sad.
So he’ll be the narrator for the next season of “Nazi UFO Conspiracy.” Well, at least he will be presenting a more truthful and accurate subject matter.
Justified.
Hahaha. Loser. Liar.
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This is how they get you to quit. Humiliate your ego and demote more and more. He’ll be getting orders for coffee within a week. That way, they don’t have to pay your insurance etc.
And when you got money...
you got lots 'o friends,
crowdin' 'round your door.
But when the money's gone...
and all your spendin' ends,
they won't be 'round any more.
No, no.
Great old movie starring Ronald Reagan where he played a radio reporter in a mobbed-up town. He goes against the station manager’s orders and airs a report fingering corruption. The manager tries to fire him, but Reagan responds “I’m under contract!”, so they give him every s**t job in the station trying to make him quit.
Chief Investogative Reporter. I hear the whale herds are harassing Tristan da Cunha. He get right on that.
LOL. Maybe Ross will be on the show:
What would you do, Brian?
I'd lie and submit false news reports to try to undermine Trump!!
I like that. lol
“Bungled?” BS. Ross’ rep for falsifying the news goes way back. It was Ross who breathlessly reported the Aurora CO theater shooter wasnanTea Partier. Reportage like that is designed to establish a narrative early, knowing the later retractions would never fully undo the falsehood. Ross knew EXACTLY what he was doing then, just as he knew now when he falsified that report about when (during or after the campaign) conversations with Russian reps took place. He’s just one agenda-first journo who happened to be caught.
Recall the there was a significant decline in the markets the day he made his false report.
I agree, and I think ABC finally realized they had to do something about it though they didn’t go far enough, shoulda fired him.
GD ABC! Where’s Brian’s dollar? Where’s Brian Ross’s Stafford Act money? GD America for treating Brian Ross as less than human.
They’ve set him off to remedial liars school. He must get better at it before he comes back with the professional liars like little George.
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