NBC Is Investigating How It's News Edited The Audio To Make George Zimmerman Look Really Racist

Business Insider ^ | April 2, 2012 | Michael Brendan Dougherty

[2ndDivisionVet]

During the Today Show, NBC aired a segment about the 911 calls surrounding the Trayvon Martin case.

But the segment edited the call to make Zimmerman sound like he was engaged in racial profiling.

Now NBC is launching an investigation according to Erik Wemple of the Washington Post.

In the edited audio that went on the air, George Zimmerman sounds like he thinks Martin is up to no good because Martin is black.

Zimmerman: This guy looks like he’s up to no good. He looks black.

One thought seems to flow into the next. Martin looks like he is up to no good, presumably, because he is black.

But the actual transcript of the 911 call is this:

Zimmerman: 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. Dispatcher: OK, and this guy — is he black, white or Hispanic? Zimmerman: He looks black.

So in the actual version, Zimmerman says he "looks black" when he is asked to describe Martin's race, not when he is trying to justify why he thinks Martin is "up to no good."

Now of course, Zimmerman may have all sorts of heinous attitudes about race. But NBC seemed to be stacking the deck with its viewers....

[2ndDivisionVet]

Same network that tried to make it look like GMC pickup trucks were defective and exploded on impact? Wow!

[Tzimisce]

NBC is owned by GE....who are friends of the Obama White House....

[biggredd1]

why has there been no photos of trevon buying skittles in his hoodie at the 7-11?

[FlingWingFlyer]

Another “fake but accurate” report from the communist state run “media”.

[Chode]

it's NOT a question of HOW... it's a question of WHO OK'd it!!!

[RIghtwardHo]

Boy do I hate “news” organizations. This is disgusting.

[LibLieSlayer]

Is this like mary mapes investigating dan rather?

LLS

[Secret Agent Man]

I can save them a lot of time.

they are biased liberals who presumed guilt and doctored the evidence to fit the pre-biased-made template.

I can refer them to the pickup truck they exploded and passed off as occurring on its own spontaneously. And hundreds of other examples.

[bray]

Racists!

[MaxMax]

Don't worry about us, we know better on how to deal with this by investigating ourselves.
We promise there will be no damage control because we are honest.
Trust us, pick up that soap.

[deweyfrank]

I thought NBC was owned by Comcast. Who are friends with the Commies.

[70times7]

why has there been no photos of trevon buying skittles in his hoodie at the 7-11?

Because people may realize that trevon was not a little boy skipping home after buying some candy, but instead was 6'2, ~180+lbs, played football and was completely capable of assaulting zimmerman to the point that he may conclude he had to defend himself. We don't want those facts to get out.

Same reason zimmerman is a "white-hispanic", but our beloved president is not a "white-black".

[God luvs America]

and in other news the nazi’s are investigating if there really are anti-semites in their ranks...

[JPG]

NBC didn't gingerly try to step around the Zimmerman/Martin mud puddle but jumped in with both feet. NBC (and the rest of the lefty media) always take the side of Obama, socialism and racial PC but they really raced to the bottom with this stunt.

[capydick]

Wish Srah had nothing to do with these cretins @ NBC - it can’t turn out good

[StAnDeliver]

NBC is internally investigating why their producers didn't make Zimmerman look racist enough. Their new graphic will look something like this:

[PhiloBedo]

Matt Lauer..of course.

[o-n-money]

BOR said tonight if this happened on his show, the investigation would take 10 minutes. Just find the editor.

[Chode]

wouldn't surprise me one bit...

[scrabblehack]

Um, they cut the tape here and there, and then spliced it back together.