Whatever the underlying motivation, the message to every other host and producer on the payroll is the same: sharing confidential editorial strategy with outside political figures will get you fired. No matter how close you are to the audience or the administration.
"The Football Tax feels like an investment. Every year, football asks fans for a little more, and every year, fans grumble. Every year, we pay it anyway."
"It's not good or it's not bad. If it touches a crook's hand, crooks will find a way to use it to steal, and good people will find a way to use it to create more good things."
"We are ... implementing some difficult but necessary decisions that will impact less than 2% of our workforce to best position our company for long-term growth.”
"It's a whole different ballgame. Gone are the days we could be in our boxer shorts and a sweatshirt with a Comrex box. Now it's lights, camera angles, backdrops, and everything else."
"The Football Tax feels like an investment. Every year, football asks fans for a little more, and every year, fans grumble. Every year, we pay it anyway."
The story isn't simply a mother murdering her three children. That's not really compelling talk radio. The story has evolved into a national debate over mental health, criminal responsibility, pharmaceuticals, parenting, and the justice system.