Posted on 03/31/2012 8:40:58 PM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
NBC told this blog today that it would investigate its handling of a piece on the “Today” show that ham-handedly abridged the conversation between George Zimmerman and a dispatcher in the moments before the death of Trayvon Martin. A statement from NBC:
“We have launched an internal investigation into the editorial process surrounding this particular story.”
Great news right there. As exposed by Fox News and media watchdog site NewsBusters, the “Today” segment took this approach to a key part of the dispatcher call:
Zimmerman: This guy looks like he’s up to no good. He looks black.
Here’s how the actual conversation went down:
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.
The difference between what “Today” put on its air and the actual tape? Complete: In the “Today” version, Zimmerman volunteered that this person “looks black,” a sequence of events that would more readily paint Zimmerman as a racial profiler. In reality’s version, Zimmerman simply answered a question about the race of the person whom he was reporting to the police. Nothing prejudicial at all in responding to such an inquiry.
In an appearance on Fox News’s “Hannity,” Brent Bozell, president of the conservative Media Research Center, called this elision on the part of ”Today” an “all-out falsehood” — not just a distortion or misrepresentation.
And it’s a falsehood with repercussions. Much of the public discussion over the past week has settled on how conflicting facts and interpretations call into question whether Zimmerman acted justifiably or criminally.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Looks like the Enemedia remembers kctanker and buckhead.
;-)
That sounds like another “false but accurate” propaganda hit by the MSM. Isn’t this sort of thing frowned upon by the FTC? This is no error. It sounds like it was done purposefully in order to deceive...basically a FRAUD.
That sounds like another “false but accurate” propaganda hit by the MSM. Isn’t this sort of thing frowned upon by the FTC? This is no error. It sounds like it was done purposefully in order to deceive...basically a FRAUD.
They shall leave no stone unturned, like OJ on the golf courses.
It was done on purpose, I don’t think anyone should be surprised.
Yah, NBC is going to investigate itself....ROTFLMAO! Do these yutzes have any idea how stupid they look?
NBC = Nothing But Crap
ABC = Anything But Credibility
CBS = ahem.....
“internal investigation” = deep six it/never speak of it again (we got caught, again!).
They got told, by someone, to make this a Big Deal. Maybe someone thinks that by lying about this, Obama gets re-elected? And if a dozen cities burn, imagine the boost in viewership, and ratings! As long as it is not THEIR city...
I bookmarked this article from that period.
The Blogosphere’s Smaller Stars [Buckhead and TankerKC mentioned]
Nailed them SOB's!!
Zimmerman's family should 'lawyer-up' on these SOB's!
they are trying to back-peddle already
I had a black cab driver the other day, in Charlotte NC, and he was all bent out of shape about the case- until i told him that trayvon attacked zimmerman first and then he said “Oh well I woulda shot his ass to then” - then he started goin on about how embarrassed he was by idiots like Al Sharpton This is going to backfirl on The MEdia and The Poverty Pimps
No way this was not deliberate.
NBC just made Zimmerman a very wealthy man.
Correction NBC will buy lots of paint brushes & whitewash paint the investigation will be bogus .
Milk it, baybee! Only seven more months to go!
Looking for a low ranking flunky they can payoff to take the fall, if it doesn't blow over.
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