Category: NBC

Reporters Pushed Twitter to Change System, Shared ‘Intel’ on Competitor: Twitter Files

Reporters helped Twitter develop products and shared intelligence on a major competitor, according to newly released internal Twitter files. Reporters from NBC, Fox News, the New York Times, and Reason, including NBC’s Ben Collins, helped Twitter develop its Birdwatch “fact-checking” tool, according to one of the files. Collins and a slew of other reporters later…


Top NBC Executive Ousted Over ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ With Staffer

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell has left his post at the company after an investigation prompted by a misconduct complaint found that he had engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a female co-worker. Shell’s ouster is effective immediately, according to a Sunday statement by Comcast, which acquired NBCUniversal about a decade ago. “The Company and Jeff…


Corporate Media Ignores Twitter Files, Then Defends FBI

Holding a mirror up to the media is an important part of democracy, and in this episode, I hold that mirror up regarding the media’s absence in covering the Twitter Files, and then their eventual rush to defend the government–Big Tech collusion. It is truly incredulous that the vast majority of the corporate media has…


Devin Nunes Defamation Lawsuit Against NBC Can Move Forward: Judge

A lawsuit against NBC Universal can proceed because the plaintiff plausibly alleged defamation, a federal judge has ruled. Former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) sued the company in 2021 after MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said on air that Nunes “accepted a package” from Andriy Derkach, a Russian national sanctioned by the U.S. government. “Congressman Nunes has…


NBC News Reporter Not Seen on Air Since Paul Pelosi Attack Report Retracted

NBC News correspondent Miguel Almaguer has not appeared on the air since a Nov. 4 report on details surrounding the attack targeting Paul Pelosi last month was retracted without explanation. Almaguer is usually featured on NBC’s “Today” and “Nightly News” programs. Reports earlier this month indicated that he was suspended by the network after the…


Golden Globes to Return to NBC in January After Year Off-Air

NEW YORK—After a year spent off-air, the Golden Globe Awards are returning to NBC in January, as the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association seeks a primetime comeback after more than a year of turmoil. NBC, the Hollywood Press Association and dick clark productions on Tuesday made the Globes’ return official. The 80th Golden Globes will…


11 NBC Articles Plagiarized, Unclear if Reporter Fired

A NBC News reporter plagiarized rival news outlets for 11 different articles, the company announced on May 2. NBC said a review uncovered 11 articles written over the last year by a reporter “that did not meet our standards for original material.” “The articles contained passages from other news organizations that were used without attribution,”…


NBC Published 11 Articles With Plagiarized Content

NBC News published nearly a dozen articles with plagiarized material, the company announced on May 2. NBC said a review uncovered 11 articles written over the last year by a reporter “that did not meet our standards for original material.” “The articles contained passages from other news organizations that were used without attribution,” the company…


NBC Hosts Hillary Clinton, Doesn’t Ask About Payment of Fine for Steele Dossier

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appeared on an NBC show over the weekend, but was not asked about a major development involving her campaign and the infamous dossier compiled by ex-British spy Christopher Steele. Clinton, 74, was the Democrat nominee for president in 2016, but she ultimately lost to Donald Trump. Before the election, Clinton’s…


NBC’s Broadcast of Beijing Olympics Ceremony Sees Record Low Ratings

NBC’s coverage of the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony saw record low numbers as compared with previous years, with just 16 million total viewers tuning in on Feb. 4. That figure is down about 43 percent compared with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, when about 28.3 million people watched, according to TheWrap, citing…