AFGHANISTAN.
THAT REPORTER HAS APOLOGIZED AND
IS INSISTING THAT HER EDITORS
TOLD HER TO WRITE THAT ARTICLE.
"NEWSWEEK," CONFIRMING THAT A
SECOND EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN
PENALIZED.
AN UNNAMED EDITOR HAS BEEN
DEMOTED.
>> Dana: FIRST OF ALL, THE
EDITOR, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED.
TWITTER IS NOT GOOD FOR --
IT DOESN'T ENHANCE ANYBODY.
IT'S KIND OF FUN.
YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH THE NEWS ON
IT.
I WOULD TEND TO BELIEVE HER.
THAT'S WHAT "NEWSWEEK" IS ALL
ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
NOW, YOU ARE HEADING INTO A
HOLIDAY SEASON.
VICE PRESIDENT PENCE WENT TO
IRAQ.
THIS WHITE HOUSE IS SO GOOD
ABOUT KEEPING IT A SECRET.
NOBODY KNEW.
SHE COULD HAVE SAID, YOU NEVER
KNOW.
STAY TUNED.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
BUT THE SECOND PERSON WHO IS
FIRED GETS TO BE UNNAMED?
I THINK THAT'S WRONG.
>> Katie: YET.
THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING, THE
WHITE HOUSE SET IT UP.
HE HAD A 3:00 P.M. PHONE CALL
WITH MILITARY MEMBERS AROUND THE
WORLD.
THAT OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T HAPPEN.
HE WENT TO AFGHANISTAN.
THAT ALSO WASN'T MENTIONED.
IT WAS SIMPLY PRESENTED AS GOLF
AND TURKEY, RIGHT?
>> Greg: THIS IS THE DOUBLE
SCOOP OF EVIDENCE, WHY THE MEDIA
IS DISCUSSING AND WHY NOBODY
TRUSTS THEM.
ONE, THEY CREATED THE FAKE NEWS,
THEY ASSIGNED THE FAKE NEWS.
TWO, THEY ASSIGNED A FAKE WRITER
TO COVER THEIR --
THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY GOT
CAUGHT IS BECAUSE THE REAL STORY
GOT REPORTED.
IF THE REAL STORY WASN'T
REPORTED, "NEWSWEEK" WOULD HAVE
KEPT PUBLISHING THE LIE.
I THINK THE PEOPLE THAT GOT
FIRED SHOULD SUE "NEWSWEEK" AND
BUY IT FOR A DOLLAR.
CLOSE IT DOWN, PUT IT OUT OF ITS
MISERY.
WE WERE TALKING IN THE BREAK
ABOUT HOW MUCH WE LOVED
"NEWSWEEK" GROWING UP.
YOU COULDN'T EVEN USE IT TO WIPE
AN ANIMAL'S --
>> Jesse: SOMEBODY'S GOT TO
TAKE THE HEAT HERE.
SHE JUST DID WHAT SHE WAS TOLD.
THE EDITOR CAN'T TAKE THE FALL.
HE IS THE EDITOR.
>> Greg: BUT HE SHOULD.
>> Dana: I WANT TO KNOW IF THE
GUY WHO GOT DEMOTED, IF THAT
PERSON WAS A MALE OR FEMALE.
>> Katie: YOU HAVE SPENT A LOT
OF TIME.
THE REPORTER HAS A LONG HISTORY
OF WORKING IN A NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS, ET CETERA.
JUAN, YOU'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME
IN NEWSROOMS OVER YOUR LIFETIME.
SHE ASSUMED SHE WOULD --
>> Juan: RIGHT, BUT SHE WAS
ASSIGNED TO WRITE A STORY FOR A
WEEKEND.
IF YOU ARE GOING INTO A BIG
WEEKEND LIKE WE JUST DID,
THANKSGIVING, YOU HAVE A BUNCH
OF DAYS COMING UP, FRONT PAGE
STORIES AREN'T WRITTEN THE DAY
BEFORE.
TYPICALLY, THEY ARE WRITTEN A
WEEK BEFORE THEY ARE SIGNED.
SHE WROTE ABOUT IT AND MADE FUN
OF IT.
>> Katie: SHE'S A REPORTER.
>> Juan: THEY DID UPDATE THE
HEADLINE, KATIE.
THEY DID UPDATE THE HEADLINE.
IF YOU UPDATED AND SAY WE WERE
WRONG, WE WERE WRONG.
WHILE YOU FIRE HER, I DON'T --
>> Greg: COVERING THEIR --
>> Dana: I THINK SHE'LL GET
HIRED BY SOMEONE ELSE RIGHT AWAY
HIRED BY SOMEONE ELSE RIGHT AWA
AWAY.
>> Juan: YOU ARE FIRING
SOMEBODY WHO IS DOING THEIR JOB.
>> Katie: IS SPEAKING OF BIAS,
JESSE BLOOMBERG, THEY ANNOUNCED
THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE
INVESTIGATING HIM.
THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN SAID, NO MORE
ACCESS FOR BLOOMBERG REPORTERS
IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE FAIR
TO US.
>> Jesse: IF YOU ARE ONLY
INVESTIGATING ONE POLITICAL
PARTY AND NOT THE OTHER, YOU ARE
A PRIVATE EYE.
TAKE THE CREDENTIALS AWAY.
I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THAT
AT ALL.
I THINK IT'S FUNNY HOW THEY
ACTUALLY THINK THAT THE FAIR
THING TO DO IS ONLY INVESTIGATE
TRUMP.
[LAUGHTER]
'S BEFORE THAT WAS THEIR
DECISION.
IT'S CRAZY.
>> Katie: IS THAT A FAIR THING
TO DO SINCE THEY ARE OPENLY
STATING THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING
TO COVER BOTH SIDES?
>> Juan: I DON'T THINK IT'S
ABOUT JOURNALISM.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT POLITICS.
REMEMBER, TRUMP, I THINK HE TOOK
AWAY CREDENTIALS.
HE SAID, I DON'T LIKE THE WAY
YOU COVER ME.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BASH
THE MEDIA AND THAT PLAYS WELL
WITH THE TRUMP CROWD.
>> Greg: I THOUGHT IT WAS
HILARIOUS AND FAIR.
RATHER THAN SAY WE ARE GOING TO
INVESTIGATE OUR BOSS AND ALL THE
DEMOCRATS, THEY SAY, NO, WE'LL
JUST DO THAT AND FOCUS ON TRUMP.
I THINK BLOOMBERG SHOULD
POSSIBLY DELL MIGHT PROBABLY
SEVER TIES WITH HIS MEDIA
COMPANY UNTIL HE STOPS RUNNING.
THAT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST FAIR
THING.
>> Dana: IT'S ABSOLUTELY THE
MOST FAIR THING.
THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT A LOT
OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOOD REPORTERS
ARE BEING PUBLISHED
PUNISHED.
THEY WILL END UP LEAVING.
>> Katie: DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
THE FASTEST SEVEN IS NEXT.
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