NBC issues apology for edited Zimmerman 911 call

foxnews.com ^ | 4/3/12 | Fox/AP

[ColdOne]

NBC News issued an apology Tuesday for the way it handled the broadcasting of the 911 conversation between George Zimmerman and a police dispatcher in the Trayvon Martin case.

Following reports that NBC aired audio of the call was edited in a way that implied Zimmerman was racist, the network launched an internal investigation.

"During our investigation it became evident that there was an error made in the production process that we deeply regret. We will be taking the necessary steps to prevent this from happening in the future and apologize to our viewers," the network said in a statement cited

[dragnet2]

NBC’s “Today” show ran the edited audio of Zimmerman’s phone call to a police dispatcher, seeming to show Zimmerman saying,

“This guy looks like he’s up to no good … he looks black.”

A transcript of the complete 911 call shows that Zimmerman said,

“This guy looks like he’s up to no good. Or he’s on drugs or something. It’s raining and he’s just walking around, looking about.” The 911 officer responded saying, “OK, and this guy — is he black, white or Hispanic?” “He looks black,” Zimmerman said.

State run media lies.

[popdonnelly]

Screw NBC.

[savedbygrace]

They fired nobody, which means the apology is not serious.

[popdonnelly]

Screw NBC.

[newzjunkey]

For deliberately trying to start a race war, they should have their license to broadcast on the “people’s airwaves” pulled.

People could complain to the FCC so it's at least part of the rubber stamp renewal.

[popdonnelly]

How about an on-air retraction?

[muir_redwoods]

There was no error made. They got caught openly propagandizing for a political position and libeling a, so far, unindicted innocent man.

[tcrlaf]

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Most of these companies HATE Negative Press, and try to avoid controversy.

LET THEM KNOW HOW UPSET YOU ARE, over and over again, like the left does!! END HATE SPEECH AND RACE-BAITING NOW!

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[Lancey Howard]

Always remember what NBC and its 'Today Show' are all about.
And NEVER forget that...

Matt Lauer is a lying scumbag (must-see video)

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

We will be taking the necessary steps to prevent this from happening in the future and apologize to our viewers

So...that means they're going to fire the morally bankrupt producer who cooked this up and the weasel engineer who did the editing? Right.

[chessplayer]

BS!!! The only reason they are “apologizing” is because the damage they set out to do with the editing has been done. They would do it over again in an instant.

[ColdOne]

hehehe! EXACTLY!!!!

[PhiloBedo]

Zimmerman’s lawyers should be all over this.

[chessplayer]

Now the left is calling Zimmerman a racist for answering the dispatchers question if Martin was white, black, or Hispanic.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” During our investigation it became evident that there was an error made in the production process that we deeply regret. We will be taking the necessary steps to prevent this from happening in the future and apologize to our viewers,” the network said in a statement cited”

No ERROR....it was deliberate, and they waited until all possible damage was done to retract it. And they have pulled this stunt MANY times!

[Mears]

Thanks for that list.

I didn’t have a clue how to obtain that info.

[libertylover]

They call it an “error”?

Exactly right. This was no "error". It was deliberately done to cause racial strife and to make the (Hispanic) white guy look bad, and by extension all white guys. Despicable!!

[Chode]

the Zimmerman's should give nbc an ultimatum, who ever authorized it gets fired for real, or they will sue...

then sue them anyway

[prairiebreeze]

Apology not accepted.

[stephenjohnbanker]

I like your thinking : )