Critics are calling for transparency from NBC News after video of the attack on Paul Pelosi shed light on what appeared to be accurate and inaccurate with the network's coverage.
NBC News went viral with an explosive report about what allegedly transpired when police responded to the attack on Paul Pelosi but the network's retraction is fueling even more questions.October attack on Paul Pelosi
NBC quickly retracted Almaguer’s report, with little explanation, and the Comcast-owned network has refused to explain what – if anything – the veteran reporter got wrong. The bizarre handling of the situation has led to all sorts of speculation, and Friday’s release of bodycam footage from the incident was supposed to clear things up. Many media watchdogs have since claimed the footage vindicates Almaguer, while others aren’t so sure. Miguel Almaguer’s NBC News report was retracted last year.
"For a profession with transparency as a cornerstone, NBC News has failed to practice what is preached. A simple statement that a retracted and deleted story didn't meet your ethical standards was utter nonsense and the video release gave us a reminder of that. If they expected the public to move on, they were mistaken," he added.
"In fairness to Miguel, some of the report was accurate… but when Almaguer implies that Paul Pelosi is not in imminent danger, that just took us to a whole new area," Fox News correspondent Griff Jenkins said on"MediaBuzz," noting that Pelosi seemed to be acting appropriately for a person in danger.
"That particular detail could have been corrected without necessarily pulling the entire report and making Almaguer disappear from the NBC air," McCall said.
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