NBC News Fires Producer Who Edited Zimmerman 911 Emergency Call

Politico:

NBC News has fired the producer responsible for the edited audio tape of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin.
The producer — who remains unidentified — was fired on Thursday, according to initial reports by The New York Times and Reuters, though NBC has not provided an official statement.
On the tape, which ran on NBC’s “Today” show, Zimmerman appears to tell dispatch, “This guy looks like he’s up to no good. He looks black,” before shooting Martin.
In fact, the full dialogue was as follows:
ZIMMERMAN: This guy looks like he’s up to no good. Or he’s on drugs or something. It’s raining and he’s just walking around, looking about.
DISPATCHER: OK, and this guy – is he black, white or Hispanic?
ZIMMERMAN: He looks black.
NBC launched an internal investigation earlier this week.

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