Mind you, he didn't issue a public statement, nor did he even appear on his own network, but MSNBC President Phil Griffin didn't mince words on the suspension of anchor David Shuster, after it was discovered he recorded a pilot series for rival cable news network CNN, by telling a viewer - a fan - via email the reason Shuster was being punished:
"Sorry, but this is a business and I need team players. He was not moral, ethical or professional and that is not fair to the 500 people who work at msnbc."
The message was in response to a viewer who sent an email to MSNBC and proclaimed that he (or she) would boycott the network, adding the opinion that they are "slowly but surely going the way of Fox News." (The word "News" was in quotes in the original email.)
Full story, with both emails:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/msnb...huster-was-not-moral-ethical-or-professional/
"Sorry, but this is a business and I need team players. He was not moral, ethical or professional and that is not fair to the 500 people who work at msnbc."
The message was in response to a viewer who sent an email to MSNBC and proclaimed that he (or she) would boycott the network, adding the opinion that they are "slowly but surely going the way of Fox News." (The word "News" was in quotes in the original email.)
Full story, with both emails:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/msnb...huster-was-not-moral-ethical-or-professional/