article_snippet.sent: The affair has also plunged PBS into crisis, and according to a prominent commentator, 'diminished' Prof Henry Louis Gates Jr, the host of the show, who is a Harvard academic.
article_snippet.sent: Spotlight: The future of Prof Henry Louis Gates Jr as the host of the show is in the balance after PBS launched an investigation into whether PBS editorial code was breached.
article_snippet.sent: PBS meanwhile is conducting an internal investigation to determine if this omission violated the network's editorial standards.
article_snippet.sent: However, the affair has also called into question the future of the show's host,
article_snippet.sent: The publicly-funded broadcaster was severely criticized by The publicly-funded broadcaster ombudsman for The publicly-funded broadcaster handling of Affleck and Daily Mail Online's revelations.
article_snippet.sent: Michael Getler, the ombudsman, said the channel 'took a beating'. '
article_snippet.sent: It was pretty apparent from the leaked emails what had happened and to put out a statement that said essentially nothing and very quickly looked pathetic, as if PBS were hiding something.'
article_snippet.sent: PBS said PBS had no comment to make on the ombudsman's words.
highlights_snippet.sent: PBS has launched an internal investigation into whether or not Finding Your Roots violated PBS editorial standards and PBS host's future is in doubt .