Local News anchor fired for Facebook Comments

[Benton]

(04-01-2016, 04:34 PM)6andcounting Wrote: Tainting the jury pool is a problem, but I don't think people should be censored from speaking free and publicly for that reason. Other than that, I agree, and it's why I can't say WTAE is wrong. She was an anchor; not an opinion writer or commentator. I would be more defensive toward not firing her if she was a conservative talk show commentator (local or national, doesn't matter) who posted these comments.

People, no. News media, yes. Reporters are never really off the clock. It's no different than if she had said it on air. When you're in a position where people are supposed to believe what say, you have to keep it to the facts.