NBC News regrets editing of Trayvon shooting call

[The Northerner]

(Reuters) - NBC News apologized on Tuesday for the way it edited a broadcast of a conversation between George Zimmerman and a police dispatcher before teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by Zimmerman.

Last week Fox News did a report in which it presented "before" and "after" versions of the call. NBC had broadcast the edited exchange on its flagship "Today" morning show.

NBC News launched an investigation after the Fox report.

"During our investigation it became evident that there was an error made in the production process that we deeply regret," NBC News representative Lauren Kapp said in a statement on Tuesday, in response to a query by Reuters. "We will be taking the necessary steps to prevent this from happening in the future and apologize to our viewers."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/03/us-nbcnews-trayvonmartin-idUSBRE83214H20120403


As much as I want more information and an investigation of Trayvon Martin's death, selectively editing a phone conversation is unacceptable.

On a different note, I wonder if Fox News acknowledged that they've done it as well...

[saras]

1. Enough REgret, when are they going to gret it already?

I'm sorry, that was aweless.

[K Gardner]

2. They NEED to be regretting having Michael Isikoff at Twin Lakes reporting

bullshit on TV about listening to "all the tapes" and saying GZ never specifically identified the suspicious people as "black" until he was asked.

What a load of crap.

[virgogal]

3. This enrages me. No apology can atone for what they

did.

Who/what can you trust anymore?

Disgusting.

[fascisthunter]

4. too late... I have had enough of right wing interests owning and influencing the media

[Lint Head]

5. Did they also let Palin do some editing along with her appearance?

[rational_democrat]

6. shameful

Fox News status