NBC controversies

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• The Justice Department said in a statement that it is examining whether the White House TV press pool — a group of broadcasters including CNN, Fox News, ABC, CBS and NBC — violated the Sherman Act by temporarily halting pooled TV coverage of Trump.

• Television pool coverage of the White House has also resumed.

• The announcement came after the television pool of five broadcasters ceased presidential coverage last month after the administration barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.

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• This is the malicious way @nbcnurses portrays Orthodox Jews.

• Continuous, negative portrayal of Jews invites antisemitism to flourish.

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• An NBC official told DailyMail.com that they have pulled the episode from their digital platforms.

• NBC has been accused of anti-Semitism for the second time in a week after a scene from sitcom Nurses sparked outrage on social media for portraying a Hasidic character in a negative light.

• The network has spoken with several national Jewish groups in recent days, and is continuing to have conversations with them.

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• The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has criticized a controversial joke made during the Saturday Night Live (SNL) "Weekend Update" segment, where one of the co-hosts said Israel had only vaccinated "the Jewish half" of the country.

• The American Jewish Committee (AJC) condemned SNL and Che over the joke and launched a petition calling on NBC to apologize and retract the claim made during the segment.

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• Investigation — NBC

  the situation is, “in the middle of an investigation,”

• Remediation — NBC

  if we learn something, we’ll certainly put new practices in place, if necessary

• Investigation — NBC, Fremantle, and Syco

  NBC, Fremantle, and Syco officials issued a joint statement about the results from an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the firing of the former judge

• Investigation — NBC

  We are working with Ms. Union through her representatives to hear more about her concerns, following which we will take whatever next steps may be appropriate.

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• “We certainly take anyone’s critique who comes to work here incredibly seriously, if we learn something, we’ll certainly put new practices in place, if necessary,” Telegdy said.

• Union alleged a hostile work environment that included comments about her hair and racial bias against contestants.

• During the network’s Television Critics Association press tour, on Saturday, the president of NBC Entertainment Paul Telegdy said the situation is, “in the middle of an investigation,” saying the matter is “really serious.”

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• Clarification — NBC

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• NBC and Michaels drew criticism for not vetting Gillis properly enough to uncover his podcast before hiring him. Telegdy acknowledged that SNL's vetting needs to improve, but cautioned against allowing it to become too extreme.

• The third hire, Shane Gillis, co-hosted Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast and an episode in which he used racist and homophobic slurs emerged, leading Michaels to fire Gillis.

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• Apology — NBC’s Washington affiliate

  Correction: We made a misjudgment in a tweet about Gov. Northam’s face mask. We sincerely apologize for the error

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• NBC’s Washington, D.C. affiliate apologized on Monday for a “misjudgment” that appeared to poke fun at Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam for his infamous blackface scandal.

• The NBC affiliate apologized for the tweet after it garnered significant attention on social media.

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• Apology — NBC

  NBC has apologized for “inaccurately” cutting a portion of an interview with Attorney General William Barr that left a false impression with viewers of “Meet the Press.”

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• In apologizing for the mistake, NBC tweeted that it “inadvertently and inaccurately” cut the video.

• NBC has apologized for “inaccurately” cutting a portion of an interview with Attorney General William Barr that left a false impression with viewers of “Meet the Press.”

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• Fired NBC Sports Analyst Sues Saying He Was Fired For Being Straight And Supporting Trump

• NBC said Roenick made indecent comments on the air, but they did not take action against a gay colleague who made similar remarks.

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• The time and date of the event is also scheduled for the exact same time as a town hall event with Joe Biden on a respective network.

• NBC is facing fierce backlash after revealing they would televise President Donald Trump in a live event on the same night as the cancelled presidential debate.