What about this, Tom?
Posted on 12/27/2019 10:35:07 AM PST by Eddie01
Longtime NBC anchor Tom Brokaw issued an apology to Richard Jewell, the security guard who saved lives in the aftermath of the 1996 Atlanta, Georgia, bombing and later became a prime suspect.
Jewell, whose story was recently turned into a movie by Clint Eastwood, started evacuating people from Centennial Olympic Park during the Atlanta Olympics after he spotted the bomb. Days later, media outlets began reporting that Jewell was the primary suspect in the attack. His innocence, however, was announced after months of speculation.
Brokaw, one of the journalists who reported that Jewell was a suspect, apologized on social media on Christmas.
He tweeted, "re richard jewell. 24 hours after the bombing i talked at length with a [senior FBI] official - who did not wave me off jewel as a suspect. i reported that and speculated why. but my last line was for now he’s just a person of interest. when the truth emerged i apologized."
He added in a subsequent tweet, writing, "nbc made a substantial $ payment to the family without going through contentious [negotiation]. richard and his mother went through a painful time which i deeply regret. i hope we all learned a lesson, [including] "
At the time, Brokaw reported, “The speculation is that the FBI is close to ‘making the case,’ in their language. They probably have enough to arrest him right now, probably enough to prosecute him, but you always want to have enough to convict him as well. There are still some holes in this case," according to a 2016 article in the Guardian.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution first published the claim that Jewell was a suspect, and CNN followed minutes later, while Brokaw was not far behind.
NBC News was one of a couple of media outlets that settled lawsuits with Jewell in the aftermath of their erroneous reporting. It paid the security guard $500,000, Bob Costas, who defended Jewell's right to due process, told the Associated Press in 1997. As part of the settlement, however, the outlet did not issue a retraction or apology for the news report.
Jewell died in 2007 from a struggle with diabetes.
Brokaw was leading the charge for the FBI's railroading of Jewel.
From earlier today: TOM BROKAW SAYS RICHARD NIXON WAS MORE 'PRESIDENTIAL' THAN TRUMP, WHO 'PLAYS FROM THE GUTTER'
FUTB!
What the liberal “media” maggots did to Richard Jewell was a disgrace. They all needed their asses kicked.
A bit late. Man is dead. He nearly was locked away.
Fake News is FAKE.
The media continues the same behavior today....
Covington kids, Carter Page, cadets at Army/Navy game, etc etc etc
> “Brokaw, one of the journalists who reported that Jewell was a suspect, apologized on social media on Christmas.”
Yes, he’s out there today casting President Trump as worse and less Presidential than Nixon.
Idiot.
Richard Jewell is unable to accept your apology, Tom.
No one in this world can forgive you, Mr. Fake News Man.
Bastard.
They haven’t learned shit.
The Yellow Journalist Rat Press acts stupidly.
Yes, he’s out there today casting President Trump as worse and less Presidential than Nixon.
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Yes he is.
Apologizing for one-one-millionth of last century’s fake news while working his ass off enlarging this century’s fake news.
23 years later they are still reporting verbatim what the FBI feeds them.
'Learned a lesson': Tom Brokaw apologizes for inaccurate reporting on Richard Jewell and 1996 Atlanta bombingLand Of Confusion
“Reporting from the gutter”
So now that he is no longer relevant, he has learned a lesson? Get lost, Brokaw.
Hmmm..... let’s see, who was in charge of that FBI operation in 1996?.........................
If it was me, Tom, I’d never trust the FBI on a tip ever again.
Tom’s gotta get off the stage.
No one gives a s-— about this little snarl of lies, any more than they do about his previous fifty years of coughing up whatever turdpiles his bosses and the Leftist public were willing to eat.
To chronic liar brokow...How DARE you?
You would think people like him and Dan Rather would just shut up and disappear.
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