A series of disasters that affected American media have not come at a worse time for the British media . A trio of disasters that battered American journalism -- the suspension of NBC anchor Brian Williams , followed by the unrelated deaths of CBS correspondent Bob Simon and New York Times media critic David Carr -- could not come at a worse time for the news business . The death of Brian Williams , and the deaths of Bob Simon and David Carr , are unfortunate and sad .
A series of disasters that affected American media have not come at a worse time for the British media . The death of Brian Williams , and the deaths of Bob Simon and David Carr , are unfortunate and sad .