NBC fires producer over edited Zimmerman 911 call

Can you say Richard Jewel type lawsuit?

I wonder about zimmerman's family too, if they've considered a lawsuit against a few people like spike lee, roseanne, the black panthers and the rest of them stirring up the pot. They should consider it if they haven't already.

One of the rules of editing is that you may shorten the original to make it more concise, but you must strive to preserve the integrity of the message.

The National Press Photographers Association has a Code of Ethics regarding that.

http://nppa.org/professional_d...ractices/ethics.html

If the original was edited in such a way that a reader or viewer would come to a different conclusion than what the original conveyed, and especially if the editing was deliberately done to steer toward that conclusion, then that would be an unethical edit.

A publication which has any sense of journalism ethics would not tolerate such an action.

What about what ABC News did with their banner, covering the injury to the head of Zimmerman in their exclusive video? Someone should answer for that too.

Ditto

Originally Posted by Chuck Farley:

That was so blatant of them trying to cover his head. The banner even moved as he moved. Poor journalism on their part.