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The Fall of Brian Williams

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The recent story where Williams made claims to being in Iraq and nearly shot down have led to him being suspended for six months without pay.

It turns out that he has been telling a version of this story for quite some time but none of the versions appear to be remotely truthful. 

Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News," has been suspended without pay for six months following his continued misrepresentation of events surrounding his coverage of the Iraq War, NBC said Tuesday night.

Just prior to his suspension, he did make an attempt to apologize:

A suspension for a lead anchor who repeatedly lied, then lied again in his "apology." NBC is unbelievable -- literally.
— Brent Bozell (@BrentBozell) February 11, 2015

There are now reports suggesting this is not the only time the anchor has taken liberties in telling stories on the air.

I think most all of us expect to hear people embellish their stories. It certainly happens even when it's not intentional because we tend to experience things differently. When someone is directly involved in a situation, their perception is magnified while someone looking from the outside might see the same situation quite differently.

So far it does appear that Williams has indeed been lying but, why? What causes a person who is so widely recognized to lie about anything like this? Is it ego or is it just a need to feel more important? The mistake is certainly one of carelessness.

There is no telling where his career will go from here. It seems as though many are willing to forgive but, will that forgiveness lead to being able to trust again? Whether he comes back or not, he certainly has lost credibility with the public.

It is also clear that Williams needs to work out some matters with himself. More than repairing his image in the public, it will be important for Williams to address some serious issues with himself. He will have to ask himself what led him to make such silly remarks? What caused him to tell a lie to his audience? Only by answering truthfully to himself will he be able to carry on and avoid making any more foolish mistakes.

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