BULLETIN:  MATT LAUER, PROBABLY THE BEST-KNOWN NEWS PERSONALITY AT NBC, HAS BEEN FIRED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT.  FROM NBC NEWS:

Matt Lauer, the anchor of "Today" for two decades, was fired by NBC News after a detailed complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.

"Today" co-anchors Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb announced Lauer's firing Wednesday, telling viewers at the top of the show that they were processing his departure but didn't yet know all of the details.

In a memo to employees sent Wednesday morning, NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack said the complaint, which was made by a colleague of Lauer's, prompted a serious review and represented a "clear violation of our company's standards."

Lack said it was the first complaint lodged against Lauer, 59, for his behavior since he took over as anchor of the show in 1997, but there was "reason to believe" it may not have been an isolated incident.

"Our highest priority is to create a workplace environment where everyone feels safe and protected, and to ensure that any actions that run counter to our core values are met with consequences, no matter who the offender," Lack said.

COMMENT:  I dunno.  I guess they have plenty of evidence.  Lauer, now gone, was a big money-maker for NBC.  The episode reminds us that another NBC bigwig, Brian Williams, was dropped as evening anchor after he was caught lying about stories.

Ah, the glories of the press.

We'll wait for further details.  I think anyone with a sense of fairness will want to examine evidence and process.  I have no problem with severe consequences for the guilty.  But the process must be fair, transparent, and with appropriate standards of justice.

Who's next?

November 29,  2017