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Posted at 02:42 PM ET, 04/15/2013

Gosnell coverage linchpin: Network TV news

By Erik Wemple

The Gosnell media critique would be nowhere without the much-talked-about network "blackout."

By Erik Wemple | 02:42 PM ET, 04/15/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, TV networks

Posted at 05:50 PM ET, 03/07/2013

NBC's Zimmerman response: Other media outlets highlighted race

By Erik Wemple

NBC News cites other outlets who abridged the 911 call in the Trayvon Martin case.

By Erik Wemple | 05:50 PM ET, 03/07/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: George Zimmerman, NBC News

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 02/12/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly's problem with NBC News

By Erik Wemple

When NBC News does something wrong, Bill O'Reilly hammers it. When NBC News does something right, Bill O'Reilly hammers it.

By Erik Wemple | 12:35 PM ET, 02/12/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, NBC News

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 02/01/2013

NBC News chief Steve Capus leaving network

By Erik Wemple

NBC News's president, Steve Capus, is leaving his job. Details to come.

By Erik Wemple | 12:30 PM ET, 02/01/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: NBC News, Steve Capus

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 01/31/2013

Hannity compares 'heckling' case to Zimmerman tape edits

By Erik Wemple

Following MSNBC's treatment of the Neil Heslin non-heckling incident, critics of NBC News and MSNBC are connecting some dots.

By Erik Wemple | 08:16 AM ET, 01/31/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: MSNBC, NBC News, Newtown

Posted at 03:35 PM ET, 01/16/2013

NBC's Andrea Mitchell botches slam on NRA ad

By Erik Wemple

Andrea Mitchell says the president's kids have been off-limits for decades. And just what does that have to do with the NRA's latest Web ad?

By Erik Wemple | 03:35 PM ET, 01/16/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, NRA

Posted at 04:35 PM ET, 01/11/2013

District won't prosecute David Gregory for waving illegal gun clip on air

By Erik Wemple

District attorney general cites Gregory's clean criminal record, low threat to D.C. public safety.

By Erik Wemple | 04:35 PM ET, 01/11/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: David Gregory, NBC News

Posted at 05:02 PM ET, 12/31/2012

Hillary Clinton's health: How to properly express skepticism about official accounts

By Erik Wemple

No speculation. No politics. All science.

By Erik Wemple | 05:02 PM ET, 12/31/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Benghazi, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, NBC News

Posted at 01:04 PM ET, 12/26/2012

NBC News and David Gregory: A legal problem or a journalism problem?

By Erik Wemple

Or does the "Meet the Press" host have a journalistic problem?

By Erik Wemple | 01:04 PM ET, 12/26/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Guns, NBC News, Wayne LaPierre

Posted at 03:15 PM ET, 12/17/2012

Newtown: NBC News's Pete Williams explains Ryan-Adam mixup

By Erik Wemple

Pete Williams of NBC News says that his report on Ryan Lanza rested on multiple sources. It turned out to be wrong anyway.

By Erik Wemple | 03:15 PM ET, 12/17/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: NBC News, Newtown, Pete Williams

Posted at 08:23 AM ET, 12/14/2012

Rice 'blameless'? No and yes

By Erik Wemple

Susan Rice is asked whether she was 'blameless' in the controversy over her remarks on the Sunday shows regarding Benghazi. She says, yeah, more or less blameless.

By Erik Wemple | 08:23 AM ET, 12/14/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Brian Williams, NBC News, Secretary of State, Susan Rice

Posted at 07:05 PM ET, 12/13/2012

Susan Rice, really the victim of conservative media?

By Erik Wemple

So Chuck Todd says that Susan Rice was the victim of insufficient PR staff, the conservative media and other forces. Hmmm.

By Erik Wemple | 07:05 PM ET, 12/13/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Benghazi, Chuck Todd, NBC News, Susan Rice, Washington Post

Posted at 03:31 PM ET, 12/11/2012

NBC News on George Zimmerman: A big mistake or intentional thrashing?

By Erik Wemple

Critics contend that NBC News intentionally maligned George Zimmerman regarding the Trayvon Martin case. NBC says it did no such thing.

By Erik Wemple | 03:31 PM ET, 12/11/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: George Zimmerman, NBC News, Trayvon Martin

Posted at 04:18 PM ET, 12/10/2012

Will George Zimmerman regret Hannity interview?

By Erik Wemple

George Zimmerman appeared for an extensive interview on Fox News's "Hannity." Will that appearance undermine the prospects of his defamation suit against NBC Universal?

By Erik Wemple | 04:18 PM ET, 12/10/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: George Zimmerman, NBC News, Sean Hannity

Posted at 12:41 PM ET, 12/07/2012

Why didn't NBC News apologize to George Zimmerman?

By Erik Wemple

NBC News apologized to its viewers for mis-editing the 911 audiotape central to the Trayvon Martin case. But it never apologized directly to George Zimmerman. Why not?

By Erik Wemple | 12:41 PM ET, 12/07/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: George Zimmerman, NBC News, Trayvon Martin

Posted at 07:30 PM ET, 12/06/2012

Can George Zimmerman prevail against NBC?

By Erik Wemple

He should have little trouble proving the network broadcast false and defamatory material about him, but it will be tougher to prove damages from NBC's treatment.

By Erik Wemple | 07:30 PM ET, 12/06/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: George Zimmerman, NBC News, Trayvon Martin