Friday, February 6, 2015

NBC Anchorman Brian Williams' Iraq Apology Now 'Under Fire'



New York Times: With an Apology, Brian Williams Digs Himself Deeper in Copter Tale

For years, Brian Williams had been telling a story that wasn’t true. On Wednesday night, he took to his anchor chair on “NBC Nightly News” to apologize for misleading the public.

On Thursday, his real problems started.


WNU Editor: In a different time a man of his position would do the respectable thing and resign. Sadly .... we do not live in that time anymore.

More News On NBC Anchorman Brian Willaims' Iraq Apology

Brian Williams' apology draws mixed reviews from mission vets -- Stars and Stripes
Controversy grows over Brian Williams' Iraq apology -- CNN
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams left out key facts in war story apology, report says -- FOX News
Brian Williams Under Fire Over His Shifting Story Of Iraq Helicopter Attack -- Huffington Post
NBC’s Brian Williams’ Apology Chock Full of Lies -- Breitbart
NBC News standing by Brian Williams in Iraq war-embellishment issue -- L.A. Times
Watch: Brian Williams Original Helicopter Report from 2003 -- Breitbart
After a Decade Building Trust, One Wrong Move by an Anchor Starts a Firestorm -- Alessandra Stanley, NYT
Is Brian Williams tale a case of 'stolen valour'? -- Anthony Zurcher, BBC
Brian Williams’s NBC News Bosses Are ‘Hanging Him Out to Dry’ -- Lloyd Grove, Daily Beast
The Brian Williams helicopter scandal: a clear timeline -- VOX

1 comment:

Jay Farquharson said...

While his helecopter was shot at, and hit, ( small arms fire),

He embellished the story,

No longer uncommon in "journalism" these days.

Ads are sold as news, Corporations write legislation and a quarter of the staff at der Spiegel works for the CIA.

So much for the Church Commission.