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Brian Williams Gets A Second Chance

NPR

Published September 22, 2015 at 1:52 PM EDT

The former NBC Nightly News anchor, Brian Williams, returns to the air on Tuesday for the first time since he was suspended six months ago for fabricating aspects of his reporting.

Now an MSNBC breaking news reporter, Williams will be leading the network’s coverage of Pope Francis’s visit to the U.S.

NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss why Williams, unlike previous disgraced journalists, is being given a second chance.

Guest

David Folkenflik, media correspondent for NPR. He tweets @davidfolkenflik.