NPR Boss Who Fired Juan Williams Resigns
Published January 06, 2011
The NPR executive who made headlines in October by firing journalist Juan Williams is resigning from her job, the organization announced Thursday.
Ellen Weiss resigned as senior vice president for news on the same day that NPR's board of directors completed its independent review of the dismissal of Williams.
Williams was fired by the nonprofit media organization because of remarks about his anxiety over seeing Muslims on airplanes during an interview on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor." The company said the remarks did not meet its "editorial standards."
But the company came under withering criticism for the dismissal because it appeared rash and unfair since other NPR analysts have expressed their opinions with impunity.
The NPR board expressed confidence in CEO Vivian Schiller's leadership but voted to forgo her 2010 bonus because of "concern over her role in the termination process."
