Va. Tech Shootings: NBC “Debated For Hours What They Should Make Public”

By Brian 

Interesting detail about the decision-making process in today’s Washington Post:

 “Capus said Virginia State Police officials, in a conversation about noon, asked NBC to ‘hold off’ on releasing the material until they had a chance to review the material. The state authorities gave NBC the green light about 4:30, saying it would not jeopardize the probe. The network aired portions of the video and note on NBC Nightly News at 6:30…

Capus said network journalists debated for hours what they should make public. ‘There are some things we haven’t shown and words we haven’t released that are more appropriate to hold back,’ he said.”

 
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