The recent news that John P. Philbin, a FEMA press officer,
faked a press conference has cost him a promotion, according to the
New York
Times. He
was scheduled
to start a new job as director of public affairs for Mike McConnell, US
director of national intelligence. However, McConnell issued a statement: “We
do not normally comment on personnel matters. However, we can confirm that Mr.
Philbin is not, nor is he scheduled to be, the director of public affairs.”
A video of the fake press conference can be found
here.
Philbin spoke to
CBS
News, among other outlets.
“I should have cancelled it quickly. I did not have good
situational awareness of what was happening,” he told CBS News in a telephone interview… “I can definitively tell you
that there were no discussions or conversations about setting up a fake news
conference.”
Also:
Major League Baseball has publicly responded to Alex
Rodriguez's decision to announce he was opting out of his New York Yankees
contract during a World Series Game.
"There was no reason to make an announcement [Sunday]
night other than to try to put his selfish interests and that of one individual
player above the overall good of the game,"
Bob
DuPuy, baseball's COO, said. "[Sunday] night and [Monday] belong to
the Boston Red Sox ... and to the Colorado Rockies."
Forbesreports that the US
government is projecting that journalism jobs will continue to wane as the Web
replaces print media.
E. Stanley O'Neal, Merrill Lynch CEO and chairman, is
stepping
down after turbulent times.