Broadcaster Ayelet Hasson Refuses Kan Corporation's Ultimatum
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Broadcaster Ayelet Hasson will not present her program on Kan Corporation after its News Director, Lior Landenberg, issued an ultimatum. Landenberg demanded Hasson read a dictated statement on air, which she refused, calling it humiliating and misrepresentative. The corporation sought an apology from Hasson for a statement about Bedouin women in the Negev.
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- Broadcaster Ayelet Hasson refused to read a dictated statement on Kan Corporation's air.
- Kan's News Director Lior Landenberg issued an ultimatum to Ayelet Hasson.
- Hasson stated the dictated text attributed false and distorted meanings to her words.
- The corporation demanded an apology for a statement Hasson made about Bedouin women.
- Hasson claimed the dictated text was intended to humiliate her.
Broadcaster Ayelet Hasson announced she will not be presenting her program on Kan Corporation on Tuesday evening, following an ultimatum issued by the corporation's News Director, Lior Landenberg. Landenberg had demanded Hasson read a dictated text verbatim on air, which she stated attributed false and distorted meanings to her words and was intended to humiliate her. Hasson reported that Landenberg threatened to prevent her from hosting her show if she refused.
The Kan Corporation had demanded Hasson apologize for what they deemed a problematic and generalizing statement she made about Bedouin women in the Negev. Hasson described the dictated text as a WhatsApp message she received, which she felt was demeaning and misrepresentative of her statements.
