Emmy-award winning reporter Rebecca Aguilar was suspended on Tuesday, after a story that aired on Monday night sparked a barrage of protest emails and phone calls. Accused by viewers and bloggers of being insensitive and “ambushing” a 70 yr-old man, Dallas station KDFW-TV Fox 4 suspended her, escorting her out of the building, where she’s worked for the past 13 years.
A look at the video that aired, which was yanked off YouTube by the Fox station, shows no such ambush took place and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) quickly went to Aguilar’s defense, sending a letter to the station’s general manager, urging for her reinstatement.
Rebecca Aguilar was named 2007 Broadcast Journalist of the Year by NAHJ.