Friday, April 01, 2011
"Oprah's Long History Of Sketchy 'Experts' And Endorsements"
With power comes responsibility.
In cases like this. it's the support staff that really does the vetting.
Even though they're driven by a need to satisfy, the boss bears the ultimate responsibility...
In cases like this. it's the support staff that really does the vetting.
Even though they're driven by a need to satisfy, the boss bears the ultimate responsibility...
Tracie Egan Morrissey recently made this point at Jezebel.com:
"With the news that Dr. Melvin Levine—who appeared on Oprah repeatedly over the course of several years as a childhood education expert—committed suicide on Friday, the same day that 40 of his former patients filed a medical malpractice and sexual abuse suit against him, it raises the question of whether O is doing enough vetting of the authors and experts to whom she chooses to lend her credibility.
The number of recent scandals that have emerged — and we're talking about scandals that go beyond Dr. Phil not being a 'real doctor,' or Rachael Ray not having any formal culinary training, or her own falling-out with Iyanla Vanzant, or even the whole James Frey debacle — is troubling. Seeing as how Oprah's most successful 'product' these days is cultivating and grooming personalities into credible and trusted sources, a great deal of responsibility comes with that task."
