Brian Williams
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‘NBC Nightly News’ Ratings Victory Comes With Question Mark — And Perhaps an Ethics Debate
Lester Holt may have only beaten David Muir by 11,000 total viewers due to strategically placed early morning re-airings in certain markets
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Fresh Off Suspension, Keith Olbermann Backs Brian Williams: He Would ‘Bleed’ to Be Factual (Video)
“The guy who would get the most personally hurt when there was a mistake, a factual error, on the air, was Brian Williams,” Olbermann said of his time working with Williams
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Brian Williams-less ‘Nightly News’ Continues to Hold Ratings Lead
A month into Williams’ suspension, “Nightly News” draws more than 9.7 million viewers and nearly 2.4 million 25-54 viewers; its second consecutive week winning both
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Fox News Is Most Trusted News Network in New Poll
Quinnipiac survey finds 29 percent of respondents trust Fox News, 22 percent trust CNN and 7 percent trust MSNBC
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Former Fox News Host Calls Network’s Audience ‘a Cult’ Led by Bill O’Reilly (Video)
Eric Burns, the former host of “Fox News Watch,” told CNN’s Brian Stelter he believes “the head of the cult is not held to the same standards as Brian Williams”
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Bill Maher Blasts Media’s Easy Treatment of ‘Blatant, Bald-Assed Liar’ Bill O’Reilly
“Why isn’t the mainstream media going after him with the same ferocity—the supposedly liberal media—as they did Brian Williams?” Maher asks
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5 Ways NBC News’ Incoming Chief Andrew Lack Can Fix The Fading Peacock
Experts weigh in on how the returning executive can lift ratings and repair the network’s reputation
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Andrew Lack Takes Over Pat Fili-Krushel’s NBC News Chief Role
Former NBC News President returns as Chairman reporting directly to NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke; Pat Fili-Krushel moving to corporate role
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Alec Baldwin Weighs in on Brian Williams Scandal: Anchor Was Trying to Appeal to His ‘Conservative’ Audience (Audio)
“NBC Nightly News” personality “fell victim to … wrapping himself in the flag,” former “30 Rock” star says
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Andrew Lack Bolts Broadcasting Board of Governors as Top NBC News Job Awaits
Insiders familiar with the situation say Lack is in final stages of negotiations to take over as chief of NBCUniversal news group
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Brian Williams-less ‘Nightly News’ Retakes Demo Lead and Wins Total Viewers
For third full week of Williams’ suspension, Lester Holt draws almost 9.7 million viewers and nearly 2.5 million 25-54 viewers, beating ABC’s “World News Tonight”
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Brian Williams Debacle Spurring NBC News Executive Shakeup
Former NBC News President Andrew Lack in talks to take over as top executive overseeing NBCUniversal news operations
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Bill O’Reilly vs. Brian Williams: Why the Media Is Treating Them Differently
“Journalists see [Williams] as a threat to who and what they are …As for what O’Reilly and Fox produce as ‘journalism’—that ship has long since sailed,” Peabody Awards director Jeffrey Jones tells TheWrap
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Savannah Guthrie Anchoring ‘Nightly News’ While Lester Holt Tends to Family Medical Emergency
Holt has been filling in for a suspended Brian Williams but will be away from the NBC show for an unspecified amount of time
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Jon Stewart Laughs at Bill O’Reilly Allegations: ‘No One’s Watching Him for the Actual Truth’ (Video)
The “Daily Show” host did not join the media in pointing fingers at the Fox News personality for possibly exaggerating his war zone experiences