After the film's release, Dharma Arthur, a news producer for WAPT in Jackson, Mississippi, wrote a letter to "Newsweek" saying that Borat's appearance on the station had led to her losing her job: "Because of him, my boss lost faith in my abilities and second-guessed everything I did thereafter. How upsetting that a man who leaves so much harm in his path is applauded as a comedic genius." Although Arthur has said she was fired from the show, she told the Associated Press that she resigned from the station. She said that she checked a public relations website that Borat's producers gave her before booking him.