Roy Green - Sat Feb 7 - Brian Williams Story

NBC is investigating its nightly news anchor and claims he made about being aboard a helicopter shot down over Iraq. Williams has apologized and claims over 12 years he misremembered the flight he was on wasn't the flight forced out of the sky by RPG fire. Now Williams claims while reporting hurricane Katrina in New Orleans are also being skeptically viewed.Guest: Steve Liewer. Military reporter. Omaha World-Herald. Liewer was in Iraq in 2003 reporting for Stars and Stripes and embedded with helicopter crews. He flew out to speak to crew of the Chinook forced down by the RPG fire and says the pilot and crew of that helicopter accused Brian Williams of lying about being on the flight. That the NBC crew arrived later, took photos and film and wanted to interview the crew and its pilot Don Helus, but they refused. Williams now says he was on the Chinook behind the one which took fire. Also not true say the chopper crews. They maintain Williams and his NBC crew were on a completely different mission. That story is supported by Chris Simeone, pilot of the Chinook Williams flew on.Helus emailed Williams producer asking for a retraction from Williams to the claim he'd been on the chopper which took fire. There was no reply.Being shot is not something you misremember. I've been shot and remember the circumstances exactly, even though it was decades ago and a minor caliber gun. Should Brian Williams be fired? Surprised someone in a major media position like Brian Williams would for years publicly continue to tell a story which is a complete fabrication, after being asked by military members who were there to retract his claim? Ever told a lie which bit you? Ever caught someone in a major lie which impacted their work? What did you do about it? The journalistic ethics question surrounding NBC's Brian Williams. Guest: Professor Robert Drechsel. Director, Center for Journalism Ethics, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin.
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NBC is investigating its nightly news anchor and claims he made about being aboard a helicopter shot down over Iraq. Williams has apologized and claims over 12 years he misremembered the flight he was on wasn't the flight forced out of the sky by RPG fire. Now Williams claims while reporting hurricane Katrina in New Orleans are also being skeptically viewed.
Guest: Steve Liewer. Military reporter. Omaha World-Herald. Liewer was in Iraq in 2003 reporting for Stars and Stripes and embedded with helicopter crews. He flew out to speak to crew of the Chinook forced down by the RPG fire and says the pilot and crew of that helicopter accused Brian Williams of lying about being on the flight. That the NBC crew arrived later, took photos and film and wanted to interview the crew and its pilot Don Helus, but they refused. Williams now says he was on the Chinook behind the one which took fire. Also not true say the chopper crews. They maintain Williams and his NBC crew were on a completely different mission. That story is supported by Chris Simeone, pilot of the Chinook Williams flew on.
Helus emailed Williams producer asking for a retraction from Williams to the claim he'd been on the chopper which took fire. There was no reply.

Being shot is not something you misremember. I've been shot and remember the circumstances exactly, even though it was decades ago and a minor caliber gun. Should Brian Williams be fired? Surprised someone in a major media position like Brian Williams would for years publicly continue to tell a story which is a complete fabrication, after being asked by military members who were there to retract his claim? Ever told a lie which bit you? Ever caught someone in a major lie which impacted their work? What did you do about it?

The journalistic ethics question surrounding NBC's Brian Williams.
Guest: Professor Robert Drechsel. Director, Center for Journalism Ethics, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin.

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