Juan Williams, Laura Schlessinger, Lou Dobbs, and Don Imus all used racially insensitive comments to renew flagging careers and reinvent themselves for a changed media environment. It's rebranding through racism.
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Racist Rants as Rebranding Strategies
December 6, 2010
By Timothy Havens
Tags: Don Imus, Juan Williams, Laura Schlessinger, Lou Dobbs, racism, rebranding
Posted in Industry, Perspectives, Politics, Radio, TV | 4 Comments »
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