Fox Biz Network reporter fired — but for what reason?
Both TVNewser and Jossip are reporting that Fox Business Network reporter Shahnaz Hussain has been fired, but the question remains as to whether her departure was due to her poor skills or for some other reason.
Steve Krakauer of TVNewser writes that Hussain ”was said to have been fired for complaining about being sexually and racially harassed.
“Jossip has the full story, and from the sound of a Fox insider, there may be another reason for her departure — she wasn’t a very good reporter. ‘She could not do live television,’ the insider said. Jossip has video of some of her reports, done for local affiliates (apparently she ‘never made it on the FNC or FBN airwaves’).
“The tip, and the Jossip post, hint at a possible lawsuit, so this may just be the beginning of the story.”
Abell writes, “Of course the only difference in a world where a source speaks exclusively to a reporter and a world where s/he speaks to everybody simultaneously doesn’t make a whole lot of difference to the reader. Andreessen will continue to be excerpted by reporters (see above) and even possibly quoted out of context. At least there will be primary record, he asserts, that no one can take away.
Pope replaces Lance Williams, who left to become editor of a sister paper, the Nashville Business Journal.
Bercovici writes, “Well-tanned ad guru Donny Deutsch’s show is off 15 percent in the ratings year-to-date versus the same period in 2007, according to Nielsen. That’s both among total viewers and within the prime 25-54 age group.
Hansell writes, “For one, CBS is also a company with well-known brands and sluggish growth. So CNet adds some luster to CBS, even if it would drag down other theoretical buyers like Yahoo.

Gillmor writes, “Another conspicuous — and related — issue is the shutout of serious online-only journalists, even in the commentary category where in the finalist list is in the new online category, dominated by Big Media online operations. Again, the work cited is for the most part superb. But some of the best economic journalism, especially in commentary, is being done by new-media folks. Perhaps they didn’t know they were eligible for the Loeb awards, but the total absence of their work is noteworthy nonetheless.
Friedman writes, “Mason, who has been reporting for CBS since the 1980s, said he ‘raised his hand’ a decade ago to volunteer for the business beat, but he never expected to stay on it for quite so long.
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