Posted on 04/05/2012 8:37:39 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
(Reuters) - An internal NBC News probe has determined a "seasoned" producer was to blame for a misleading clip of a 911 call that the network broadcast during its coverage of the Trayvon Martin shooting, according to two sources at the network.
NBC News brass interviewed more than half a dozen staffers during its investigation of the misleadingly edited 911 call placed by George Zimmerman just before he shot the unarmed Florida teenager, said the sources, one of whom is an executive at the network.
The clip aired on the network's flagship "Today" morning show last week.
The edit made it appear that Zimmerman immediately told police that Martin was black, when, in fact, the full tape reveals that the neighborhood watch captain only did so when responding to a question posed by a dispatcher.
There was no clear indication on Thursday of what, if any, disciplinary actions would be taken against the producer or other staff involved in the incident.
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Error? This was no error.
Find someone of retirement age and let him or her take the fall.
It is a little ironic that NBC can mean either “Natural Born Citizen” i.e. the “Birther Movement” or “Newly Born Communist” or “Not Believable Commentary” or well, whatever.
Wouldn’t it be great if NBC would actually focus on Obama’s NBC status for a few months without mocking people who really have inquiring minds?
Before this is over, it will be very crowded under that bus.
Why do I smell a bigtime “coverup”? Oh, let’s see. It’s NBC. That explains it.
If I had ever done this selective editing my editors would have hung my balls on the wall as a lesson to other reporters. They had integrity.
Today’s news media executives have no honor, integrity, professionalism, and common sense.
In other words, they suck!
I think I’ll go out an burn my old press card, or frame it as a relic from a time when there was honor in journalism.
Some Page Intern just edited the tape and sent it on. BS.
The modification was approved by a group of people to make the maximum impact for the headline news.
I see a promotion coming.
They could be sued into nonexistence by Zimmerman and his Judge Dad.
This might be very entertaining.
You are right, no intern modifies a video that will be aired on a major network without being seen and OK’d by superiors.
Objective reporting died. Advocacy journalism has taken over. On local stories the politicians have there media insiders they use to cover up for local corruption. Or they simply cant afford to lose connected local advertisers. The media as a watchdog is gone.
Please let it be Matt Lauer.
Lying bastards...
Ya got to be drooling in a cup to sit around and watch these state run broadcasters concoct lies. They have no credibility and haven’t for many years.
Error?
It was calculating and bald faced lie.
Unless the means of disseminating news/information is completely reinvented, we are pretty much toast as a country. I thought Steve Jobs could’ve pulled it off, but I’m not very optimistic now. Propoganda is too easy for the bad guys to spread and for the gullible to lap up.
“There was no clear indication on Thursday of what, if any, disciplinary actions would be taken against the producer or other staff involved in the incident.”
They’ll probably be nominated for a Pulizer prize!
I’m curious why no one is attacking the dispatcher who dared ask this controversial question?
OTOH, I’m glad this altering of the audio happened. Somewhat. Maybe it’ll wake up some people to not worship everything the media spews.
That has got to rank up there with:
fake but accurate
It depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is.
“Error”? No, it was a flat out purposeful lie.
“Is NBC reporting this major news story on their network news or even on their website anywhere? “
No, they initially only released a short statement to the Washington Post.
They lie.
“Conservatives” buy.
And boy do they buy.
This is horse manure.
Those scumbags at NBC knew in 30 seconds with one phone call who edited that clip.
The stench of this thing is overwhelming.
Who knows,whoever did it may be nominated for The Nobel Peace Prize,
Another group that has lost all credibility.
I no longer go to any of the alphabet news services in the US. I read European news sites and others around the world to see what’s going on in the US. You’d be surprised to see what US media leaves out or distorts.
NBC— we don’t cover the news, we create it!
Even Clark Kent (Superman) had to have his story cleared for publication in the Daily Planet by Editor Perry White.......
NBC, not partisan, JUST THE ENEMY!
Misleading? Deceptive, slanderous, perverse, manipulative...
“NBC— we don’t cover the news, we create it!”
Or... Cover it up.
NBC reminds of Emily Litella, Gilda Radner’s SNL character. When she’s wrong she just smiled and said “Never mind”. That’s exactly what NBC will try to do unless forced to do the right thing. Yeah. Hold your breath on that one.
It’s good that he’s “seasoned” cuz even at NBC, he’s done.
like fast and furious it had to go to the top...they didnt correct it very fast either until the rest of the lynching story was falling apart...
They know who is responsible, they are just trying to figure out who to throw to the wolves.
Yeah they knew within five minutes who faked the tape.
The cover up is always worse than the original crime.
Trayvon Martin case looms over beating of 78-year-old Ohio man
A 78-year-old Ohio man says he was a victim of a hate crime when he was severely beaten by group of youths -- who allegedly said "this is for Trayvon," referring to the unarmed black Florida teen killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer.
There those damn right wing fanatics go stirring up the truth again. They cause so much trouble. If they would just shut up and let the pros take care of the news, we'd be able to solve our problems more easily.
I’m sure heads will roll over this. (/sarc.)
They are just broadcasting what Gorge Zim "would have said anyway". Sort of like the pickup trucks that "would have exploded anyway".
CYA whe they get sued.
This was a blood libel. This was a lynch lie, designed to stir racial anger to a fever pitch. It was no mistake.
ABCNNBCBS = GGTV = Gangster Govt TV = American Pravda.
I hate the smell of scapegoat in the morning. Yeah, one seasoned, unnamed producer and his staff are responsible for all of this. How about Media Matters? Did they have a hand in this? It’s already known they write the narrative and it gets disseminated and repeated through all the networks. Seems much more plausible to me,
Bump
Do not reprimand, suspend or fire the producer responsible for this, instead NOBODY should watch or advertise on this network EVER again!
Three times they have been caught blatantly LYING and trying to deceive the public!
Oopsie. Made a simple editing error..
“There was no clear indication on Thursday of what, if any, disciplinary actions would be taken against the producer or other staff involved in the incident.”
I see a raise and promotion in his future.
No names given to protect the individuals from the upcoming lawsuit. If they were truly sorry the would do a full report on the station and issue a news release to other news networks the told ALL the facts.
We should demand it.
It's quite possible that no intern even touches an editing machine at NBC. It's inconceivable that a network production shop wouldn't be entirely unionized -- and interns wouldn't be anywhere near part of that.
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