Tillman Story Reveals Shortfalls in NBC’s Journalism

Published: July 29, 2007, 8:57 pm

Tags: nbc, journalism, msnbc, nbc nightly news brian williams, countdown keith olbermann, war coverage

The newest revelations about the circumstances surrounding Pat Tillman’s death are horrifying enough to merit widespread media coverage. But rather than rehashing the details, I think it’s instructive to watch two very different broadcasts, ironically, by two stations with the same parent company: Here’s Jim Miklaszweski on Friday’s NBC Nightly News: Download (1) Play (3) QT later… Now to be fair, that’s an fair and accurate reporting of facts. However, what Miklaszewski fails to do is to connect the dots or provide any context. Compare it to this report (using the same footage and in fact, citing Miklaszewski’s report) on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann with Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org: Download (0) Play (0) Download (0) Play (1) Which reporting made you feel like you understood the situation better? UPDATE: Apparently, both MSNBC & NBC operated from AP’s

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