How is that a news story? What they have is 30 anonymous workers saying they think their boss is a jerk.
The implied news story is that he is an alcoholic who is often drunk or hung over at work, and so toxic he drove some to suicidal ideation and panic attacks. But they don’t over any specific allegation about behavior that would come close to justifying these claims, except stating that some reported they “think” they smelled alcohol on him in an elevator. That “think” is the kind of weasel word articles use when they don’t have the actual goods. Sent from Gmail Mobile On Fri, 8 Sep 2023 at 2:34 AM JW <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think the issue is that the writers of this article do not have it, in > > the words of old school WaPo Editor Ben Bradlee. > > They have it. > > "*Rolling Stone* contacted more than 50 *Tonight Show* employees, past > and present, during the reporting for this story. After reaching out to > representatives for Fallon and NBC <https://www.rollingstone.com/t/nbc/>, > *Rolling > Stone* reached out to an additional 30 current and former staffers. While > many of them praised Fallon’s immense talent and comedic gifts, not a > single one agreed to speak on the record or had positive things to say > about working on *The Tonight Show*. Nor would any of the program’s nine > showrunners since 2014 comment about the program’s namesake on the record – > they wouldn’t even give statements of support, as is common in the > entertainment industry." > > If NOBODY is willing to defend Fallon, be they from the show, the > production company, or network, there's a problem. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKSNnOG2CzZ0xXpORQER2gPPrOzwdf2jVCJKJ3DQbgJ2n8qTcQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKSNnOG2CzZ0xXpORQER2gPPrOzwdf2jVCJKJ3DQbgJ2n8qTcQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKxucUuGjDZp_Dy3JoUXwmSfc7f%3DaVP5x2Ca13%3DHzcSyw%40mail.gmail.com.
