Saturday, April 14, 2007

It Took A Village From Les Moonves' memo to CBS staff after firing Imus in the wake of objections from staff at NBC and CBS and across many professional and social groups....objections that led to a stampede of advertisers away from the "product". This doesn't excuse the man, either man, or speak to the money made by CBS on the back of victims of Imus' hateful speech, but this is the larger point about cultural norms: One thing is for certain: This is about a lot more than Imus. As has been widely pointed out, Imus has been visited by Presidents, Senators, important authors and journalists from across the political spectrum. He has flourished in a culture that permits a certain level of objectionable expression that hurts and demeans a wide range of people. In taking him off the air, I believe we take an important and necessary step not just in solving a unique problem, but in changing that culture, which extends far beyond the walls of our Company. -RH 9:22:36 PM    comment []

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