Thursday, March 31, 2016
"TV station fires anchor Wendy Bell over ‘young black men’ Facebook post"- Leah Messinger (period 1)
The article that I read this week discuses how a Pittsburgh television station decided to fire their news anchor, Wendy Bell, because of some racist comments that she had made on her Facebook page. Bell's comment about the "young black men" offended many and even started a trend on twitter. Hearst Television made sure to apologize and mention how Bell's comments were "inconsistent with the company's ethics and journalistic standards." By firing Wendy, WTAE-TV showed that they were able to acknowledge one of their own employees' inappropriate statements and show respect to those offended. Although we try so hard to eliminate discrimination, it still exists very abundantly in the world. It is up to how situations like this are handled and not blowing them out of proportion in the process. Hopefully Wendy and others can learn from her mistakes and realize that what you say may not always be interpreted like you meant it and can end up hurting someone in the process.
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I think that the television station handled the situation correctly. Discrimination and racism should not be condoned ever, and it is important for companies to set that standard.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lisl. The television station handled this in a way that would not make the public mad, and they handled it the right way. It is encouraging to see that they do not support discrimination and racism.
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