THAT REPORTER HAS APOLOGIZED AND

IS INSISTING THAT HER EDITORS

TOLD HER TO WRITE THAT ARTICLE.

"NEWSWEEK," CONFIRMING THAT A

SECOND EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN

PENALIZED.

AN UNNAMED EDITOR HAS BEEN

DEMOTED.

>> Dana: FIRST OF ALL, THE

EDITOR, I DON'T KNOW WHAT

HAPPENED.

TWITTER IS NOT GOOD FOR --

IT DOESN'T ENHANCE ANYBODY.

IT'S KIND OF FUN.

YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH THE NEWS ON

IT.

I WOULD TEND TO BELIEVE HER.

THAT'S WHAT "NEWSWEEK" IS ALL

ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

NOW, YOU ARE HEADING INTO A

HOLIDAY SEASON.

VICE PRESIDENT PENCE WENT TO

IRAQ.

THIS WHITE HOUSE IS SO GOOD

ABOUT KEEPING IT A SECRET.

NOBODY KNEW.

SHE COULD HAVE SAID, YOU NEVER

KNOW.

STAY TUNED.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

BUT THE SECOND PERSON WHO IS

FIRED GETS TO BE UNNAMED?

I THINK THAT'S WRONG.

>> Katie: YET.

THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING, THE

WHITE HOUSE SET IT UP.

HE HAD A 3:00 P.M. PHONE CALL

WITH MILITARY MEMBERS AROUND THE

WORLD.

THAT OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T HAPPEN.

HE WENT TO AFGHANISTAN.

THAT ALSO WASN'T MENTIONED.

IT WAS SIMPLY PRESENTED AS GOLF

AND TURKEY, RIGHT?

>> Greg: THIS IS THE DOUBLE

SCOOP OF EVIDENCE, WHY THE MEDIA

IS DISCUSSING AND WHY NOBODY

TRUSTS THEM.

ONE, THEY CREATED THE FAKE NEWS,

THEY ASSIGNED THE FAKE NEWS.

TWO, THEY ASSIGNED A FAKE WRITER

TO COVER THEIR --

THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY GOT

CAUGHT IS BECAUSE THE REAL STORY

GOT REPORTED.

IF THE REAL STORY WASN'T

REPORTED, "NEWSWEEK" WOULD HAVE

KEPT PUBLISHING THE LIE.

I THINK THE PEOPLE THAT GOT

FIRED SHOULD SUE "NEWSWEEK" AND

BUY IT FOR A DOLLAR.

CLOSE IT DOWN, PUT IT OUT OF ITS

MISERY.

WE WERE TALKING IN THE BREAK

ABOUT HOW MUCH WE LOVED

"NEWSWEEK" GROWING UP.

YOU COULDN'T EVEN USE IT TO WIPE

AN ANIMAL'S --

>> Jesse: SOMEBODY'S GOT TO

TAKE THE HEAT HERE.

SHE JUST DID WHAT SHE WAS TOLD.

THE EDITOR CAN'T TAKE THE FALL.

HE IS THE EDITOR.

>> Greg: BUT HE SHOULD.

>> Dana: I WANT TO KNOW IF THE

GUY WHO GOT DEMOTED, IF THAT

PERSON WAS A MALE OR FEMALE.

>> Katie: YOU HAVE SPENT A LOT

OF TIME.

THE REPORTER HAS A LONG HISTORY

OF WORKING IN A NUMBER OF

ORGANIZATIONS, ET CETERA.

JUAN, YOU'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME

IN NEWSROOMS OVER YOUR LIFETIME.

SHE ASSUMED SHE WOULD --

>> Juan: RIGHT, BUT SHE WAS

ASSIGNED TO WRITE A STORY FOR A

WEEKEND.

IF YOU ARE GOING INTO A BIG

WEEKEND LIKE WE JUST DID,

THANKSGIVING, YOU HAVE A BUNCH

OF DAYS COMING UP, FRONT PAGE

STORIES AREN'T WRITTEN THE DAY

BEFORE.

TYPICALLY, THEY ARE WRITTEN A

WEEK BEFORE THEY ARE SIGNED.

SHE WROTE ABOUT IT AND MADE FUN

OF IT.

>> Katie: SHE'S A REPORTER.

>> Juan: THEY DID UPDATE THE

HEADLINE, KATIE.

THEY DID UPDATE THE HEADLINE.

IF YOU UPDATED AND SAY WE WERE

WRONG, WE WERE WRONG.

WHILE YOU FIRE HER, I DON'T --

>> Greg: COVERING THEIR --

>> Dana: I THINK SHE'LL GET

HIRED BY SOMEONE ELSE RIGHT AWAY

HIRED BY SOMEONE ELSE RIGHT AWA

AWAY.

>> Juan: YOU ARE FIRING

SOMEBODY WHO IS DOING THEIR JOB.

>> Katie: IS SPEAKING OF BIAS,

JESSE BLOOMBERG, THEY ANNOUNCED

THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE

INVESTIGATING HIM.

THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN SAID, NO MORE

ACCESS FOR BLOOMBERG REPORTERS

IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE FAIR

TO US.

>> Jesse: IF YOU ARE ONLY

INVESTIGATING ONE POLITICAL

PARTY AND NOT THE OTHER, YOU ARE

A PRIVATE EYE.

TAKE THE CREDENTIALS AWAY.

I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THAT

AT ALL.

I THINK IT'S FUNNY HOW THEY

ACTUALLY THINK THAT THE FAIR

THING TO DO IS ONLY INVESTIGATE

TRUMP.

[LAUGHTER]

'S BEFORE THAT WAS THEIR

DECISION.

IT'S CRAZY.

>> Katie: IS THAT A FAIR THING

TO DO SINCE THEY ARE OPENLY

STATING THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING

TO COVER BOTH SIDES?

>> Juan: I DON'T THINK IT'S

ABOUT JOURNALISM.

I THINK IT'S ABOUT POLITICS.

REMEMBER, TRUMP, I THINK HE TOOK

AWAY CREDENTIALS.

HE SAID, I DON'T LIKE THE WAY

YOU COVER ME.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BASH

THE MEDIA AND THAT PLAYS WELL

WITH THE TRUMP CROWD.

>> Greg: I THOUGHT IT WAS

HILARIOUS AND FAIR.

RATHER THAN SAY WE ARE GOING TO

INVESTIGATE OUR BOSS AND ALL THE

DEMOCRATS, THEY SAY, NO, WE'LL

JUST DO THAT AND FOCUS ON TRUMP.

I THINK BLOOMBERG SHOULD

POSSIBLY DELL MIGHT PROBABLY

SEVER TIES WITH HIS MEDIA

COMPANY UNTIL HE STOPS RUNNING.

THAT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST FAIR

THING.

>> Dana: IT'S ABSOLUTELY THE

MOST FAIR THING.

THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT A LOT

OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOOD REPORTERS

ARE BEING PUBLISHED

PUNISHED.

THEY WILL END UP LEAVING.

>> Katie: DON'T GO ANYWHERE.

THE FASTEST SEVEN IS NEXT.

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