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Monday, December 1, 2008 12:00 AM

NBC and McCaffrey's coordinated responses to the NYT story

Emails obtained between NBC executives and the retired General further underscore NBC's gross indifference to journalistic ethics.

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  • Monday, December 1, 2008 01:41 PM

    Moving the ethical goalposts...

    NBC, as quoted by Mr. Greenwald in yesterday's post:

    We have clear policies in place to assure that the people who appear on our air have been appropriately vetted and that nothing in their profile would lead to even a perception of a conflict of interest

    NBC, as quoted by Mr. Greenwald in this post:

    We've yet to see concrete proof of a correlation between any of his outside business interests and his statements made on our air

    Hmmm... as of yesterday, merely "a perception of a conflict of interest" would be a problem. Today, they require "concrete proof" in order to take any action.

    I wonder what tomorrow's winds might bring...

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