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Related: About this forumDid NBC's Megyn Kelly promise no 'hit piece' on conspiracy-monger Alex Jones?
Source: Washington Post
Did NBCs Megyn Kelly promise no hit piece on conspiracy-monger Alex Jones?
By Paul Farhi June 16 at 12:11 PM
Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist and founder of the far-right Infowars media operation, has posted excerpts of his pre-interview calls with NBC Newss Megyn Kelly in which she appears to promise that she will go easy on him in their upcoming television interview.
Jones, who agreed to the interview but has since demanded the segment not air, leaked audio of the surreptitiously recorded calls on YouTube and Infowars.com in an apparent effort to hold Kelly to her promise of a softer approach.
My goal is for your listeners and the left, you know, who will be watching some on NBC, to say, Wow, thats really interesting, she says on one of the recordings, which were edited by Jones. Its not going to be some gotcha hit piece, I promise you that.
Kellys interview with Jones, scheduled for Sunday night on her new magazine-style program, has been the subject of controversy for the past week. NBC and Kelly have been under fire for giving Jones the progenitor of many bogus and outlandish claims a prime-time spot to air his views. But NBC calls Jones a newsworthy figure who has received the endorsement of President Trump and that its report will accurately portray him.
Kelly said in one of the calls that she would allow Jones to see interview footage in advance, an unusual offer. TV journalists typically dont show interviews to their sources before they air.
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By Paul Farhi June 16 at 12:11 PM
Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist and founder of the far-right Infowars media operation, has posted excerpts of his pre-interview calls with NBC Newss Megyn Kelly in which she appears to promise that she will go easy on him in their upcoming television interview.
Jones, who agreed to the interview but has since demanded the segment not air, leaked audio of the surreptitiously recorded calls on YouTube and Infowars.com in an apparent effort to hold Kelly to her promise of a softer approach.
My goal is for your listeners and the left, you know, who will be watching some on NBC, to say, Wow, thats really interesting, she says on one of the recordings, which were edited by Jones. Its not going to be some gotcha hit piece, I promise you that.
Kellys interview with Jones, scheduled for Sunday night on her new magazine-style program, has been the subject of controversy for the past week. NBC and Kelly have been under fire for giving Jones the progenitor of many bogus and outlandish claims a prime-time spot to air his views. But NBC calls Jones a newsworthy figure who has received the endorsement of President Trump and that its report will accurately portray him.
Kelly said in one of the calls that she would allow Jones to see interview footage in advance, an unusual offer. TV journalists typically dont show interviews to their sources before they air.
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Did NBC's Megyn Kelly promise no 'hit piece' on conspiracy-monger Alex Jones? (Original Post)
Eugene
Jun 2017
OP
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)1. No hit piece? She probably is one of his true believers.
House of Roberts
(5,744 posts)2. Just Don't Watch This Shite
Give them no ratings points.
teezy
(269 posts)3. Shaking my head.
To make promises before the interview has even started and before you know what you're going to hear, is not journalism. In fact, that goes against the basic principle of it. And it's usually the interviewee making those demands... not the journalist. Embarrassing for NBC. I can't believe they wouldn't pull it.