Not a 'Mistake': How NBC Edited Racism Into the George Zimmerman 911 Call

Yesterday NBC News President Steve Capus told Reuters that the network's dirty editing of George Zimmerman's 911 call was a "a mistake and not a deliberate act to misrepresent the phone call..."

Well, it turns out that such a "mistake" is impossible, given how involved is the production of this kind of news segment.

See Instapundit, "PJTV: Trayvon Tragedy: Manufactured Racism? How NBC Edited Racism Into the George Zimmerman 911 Call."

RELATED: At Michelle's, "It’s time for NBC News to appoint an independent ethics watchdog":

Those of us in the blogosphere who were around during the CBS News/Rathergate scandal remember how the narrative arc went:

*CBS perpetuated journalistic fraud.

*Conservative bloggers and alternative media called out Dan Rather and his con artist producer Mary Mapes for their malpractice.

*CBS denied and delayed addressing the hoax.

*The mainstream media tried to shoot the messenger and discredit critics of CBS/Rather.

*The evidence of bias was overwhelming — forcing CBS to appoint an independent review panel that concluded that the network “failed to follow basic journalistic principles in the preparation and reporting of the piece,” was “rigid and blind” in its defense, and demonstrated “myopic zeal” in its manufacturing of the Bush/National Guard fraud. After the report was issued, Mapes and three executives were fired and the editorial practices at CBs were revamped.

History now repeats itself.

NBC News has attempted to deny, whitewash, and Friday news dump its way out of Editgate. Thanks to Breitbart.com, Newsbusters.org, Sean Hannity, and the conservative blogosphere, the story’s not going away.

Scapegoating an anonymous producer won’t do.

Check the link for more. And at Big Government, "EDITGATE: THREE STRIKES AND NBC'S STEVE CAPUS SHOULD BE OUT."