Founded in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America, the National Broadcasting Company is the oldest major broadcast network in the United States. It is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network," in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in color broadcasting.
This company has become a woke joke.
Anchor Brian Williams foretold NBC's future, when it
emerged that he had a hard time telling the truth. He became essentially a laughing stock and rich source of Internet memes.
A parade of goofs followed in his footsteps. Take
Noah Berlatsky, who rises to Brian's level with this assertion: "Trump voters motivated by racism may be violating the Constitution. Can they be stopped?"
This week NBC News reporter
Ben Collins rose to the Brian Williams challenge by letting everyone know he will cover the January 20 Virginia Second Amendment rally, and he described it as a “white nationalist rally.”
Chief foreign correspondent
Richard Enge recently got in on the action when President Trump directed the killing of the world's No. 1 terrorist: "Qasem Soleimani was no ordinary general. The U.S. classified him as a terrorist but in Iran, he was a national hero. Specifically, Soleimani was in charge of spreading Iranian influence around the world, and he was extremely good at it. Smart, charismatic, ruthless and bold ... "
So much more at the Media Research Center's Newsbusters website.
~ Elfdalian