Tag: NBC
Posted on Wed Oct 03, 2007 at 09:28:10 AM EST
Tags: NBC, wrongful conviction, LAPD (all tags)
by Kirsten D. Levingston
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Posted on Wed Sep 26, 2007 at 09:19:01 AM EST
Tags: NBC, wrongful conviction, Innocence Project, DNA, LAPD (all tags)
by Kirsten D. Levingston
What happens when a cop is wrongly convicted of murder, serves a dozen years in prison, is freed by DNA, and returns to the very department responsible for the miscarriage of justice against him? We'll find out this Wednesday at 10p. when NBC premieres its new crime drama, LIFE.
The show's protagonist is LAPD police officer Charlie Crews, convicted of a triple murder he claims he did not commit. Sentenced to a life term at a maximum security prison Crews loses his job, family, and friends before a DNA test proves his innocence.
How does LIFE's compelling narrative stack up to the reality of today's justice system? While art imitates life in some surprising ways, there are some differences that deserve our attention.
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Posted on Tue Nov 28, 2006 at 01:09:00 AM EST
Tags: Iraq, civil war, NBC (all tags)
NBC News has officially labeled Iraq a civil war. Dan Froomkin writes in the Washington Post:
Here's what Matt Lauer announced on NBC's Today Show this morning: "As you know, for months now the White House has rejected claims that the situation in Iraq has deteriorated into civil war. And for the most part, news organizations, like NBC, have hesitated to characterize it as such. But, after careful consideration, NBC News has decided the change in terminology is warranted -- that the situation in Iraq, with armed militarized factions fighting for their own political agendas, can now be characterized as civil war."
Think Progess has some video of MSNBC's Contessa Brewer announcing the decision was made to call it a civil war this weekend.
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