Posted on 04/07/2012 5:57:07 AM PDT by tobyhill
We’re a little bit closer to knowing. 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.
The sources at the network, who declined to identify the producer, said NBC News executives did not know the 911 call was misleadingly edited until news reports surfaced days later on right-leaning blogs including Newsbusters.org and Breitbart.com.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
I believe the whole Trayvon Martin outrage was orchestrated by the White House to bolster Black voter turnout for Obama. Usually the race hustlers Shapton and Jackson have their radar tuned and show up at any possible “race” incident quicker than flies land on fresh dog turds. In this case it was some weeks later. Could it be that WH staff were trolling for an incident that could be exploited?
Everybody knows the name “Zimmerman,” but we’re not permitted to know the name of the person who slandered/libeled Zimmerman as racist.
Zimmerman is hunted with a bounty on his head, while this race propagandist is quietly transfered to another wing of the Democrat-Media Complex to continue his work.
Zimmerman has a wonderful case to sue.
If we don’t know, who did this vle anti act of faux journalism, we shouldn’t believe that he/she/it was fired.
When we know the identity of the fixer, Zimmerman and his family can sue he/she/it, NBC and GE and never have to worry about working or money again.
Brian Williams is a race agitator and should never be watched by anyone who is not a race card agitator.
If we don’t know, who did this vle anti act of faux journalism, we shouldn’t believe that he/she/it was fired.
When we know the identity of the fixer, Zimmerman and his family can sue he/she/it, NBC and GE and never have to worry about working or money again.
Brian Williams is a race agitator and should never be watched by anyone who is not a race card agitator.
Jim Bell is the executive producer of the Today show, essentially, the senior exec in charge of the entire program. He didn’t edit the 9-11 call, but Mr. Bell certainly knows who edited the call. No wonder he won’t talk to the media; of course, the MSM has no interest in identifying the culprit.
Fired?
How do we know this person wasn’t PROMOTED?
bttt
If the fired producer is indeed Jim Bell, it should be noted that’s he’s been producing the Today show since 2006. He’s 44, graduated from Harvard in 1989 with a BA in government. His wife is Angelique Bell, who is a real piece of work lefty. She’s an ex-producer for TV, graduating from NYU (I believe) in 1990 or so. They live in a $2,000,000 house in Greenwich with their 4 boys.
When Cheney made the rounds of talk shows with his memoirs a few years ago, he stopped by the Today show. At the end of his interview with Laurer, as the camera faded out, it panned the crowd standing outside looking into the studio....and lo and behold, the shot ended on a poster being held aloft that said Cheney was a war criminal. What are the odds, hmmm?
If they really did can him, then good riddance! Next is that smarmy condescending Brian Williams.
Mrs. Prince of Space
Isn’t it interesting that they won’t tell this producer’s name, but saw no problem in identifying the 10-year old witness by name.
“Don’t let the news media play you for a fool.”
Not likely.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/04/12/al-sharpton-obamas-go-to-black-leader.html
Al Sharpton: Obama’s Go-To Black Leader
Apr 12, 2011 6:37 PM EDT
The president’s extraordinary embrace of Al Sharpton last week has as much to do with his rejection of Jesse Jackson, Cornel West and Tavis Smiley as it does with the once-embattled reverend.
(snip)
Obama stayed so far away from Sharpton during the 2008 campaign that Sharpton, with Obama’s blessing, never even endorsed him. Yet not only did Obama just become the first president ever to appear at the annual conference of Sharpton’s National Action Network, ten top Obama aides, including six cabinet members, Valerie Jarrett and David Axelrod, spoke at various sessions of the four-day event. It was a “Yes Al Can” celebration.
This “enemy-of-my-enemy” alliance moved to the front burner more than a year ago, when Sharpton declared, in an interview with the New York Times, that Obama was smart “not to ballyhoo a black agenda.” Smiley fired back, saying it was “difficult” for Sharpton “to be the water carrier for the White House and, at the same time, trying to be the titular head, as it were, for Black America.” He argued that Sharpton was “inside the White House trying to help the president push his agenda out” rather than pressuring Obama to adopt an agenda for blacks disproportionately hurt by the great recession.
(snip)
excellent post. we’re supposed to believe this because....
bump
Jim Bell has locked down his Twitter Account.
NbC 51% owned by Comcast 49% by GE
The buck stops at the CEO’s Demand a public apology to Zimmerman and release of the name of the person responsible...
They won’t stop the race baiting and covering for Obama and not reporting his fraudulent documents until it hits their pocketbook or themselves personally. I hope they realize if they start a race war/civil war they are not exempt the consequences. This story of their deceptive editing is now news, but they are not covering it...
http://www.nbcuni.com/corporate/management/board-of-directors
http://www.nbcuni.com/corporate
B U M P
"People of the same trade seldom meet together even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public or some contrivance to raise prices." - Adam SmithLook no further than membership in the Associated Press for the reason why all of journalism colludes against the public interest.
AP = Death Knell of American Newspapers.......
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