In the last few days, we have come to realize that NBC's Brian Williams has mislead the public in a 2003 episode involving military helicopters in Iraq. Williams has been scrutinized for giving different accounts of what happened in Iraq. In March 2003, Williams shared with viewers that the routine mission he was involved in was turning into trouble and was ordered to land in the desert. Once landed, it was brought to Williams attention that the military helicopter in front of his was hit by a Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG).
In 2013, Brian Williams had the opportunity to sit down with David Letterman. It was here that Williams told Letterman and viewers that he was actually, in fact, on one of the two military helicopters that was shot down in Iraq by an RPG and AK-47 machine gun. Williams continued to say that as soon as his crew members were hit, they knew that the next step was to figure out how to land safely.
At a New York Ranger game on January 2015, they announced that U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tim Terpak was responsible for the safety of Williams and the rest of his NBC News team after their helicopter was hit and crippled by enemy fire in Iraq.
Several people challenged Williams on social media, including veterans, that he had made a mistake stating that he was not on the actual helicopter that was shot down. Soon after, Williams had indeed apologized. On February 2015, Brian Williams made an apology on television correcting himself that he was not in the military helicopter that was shot down during the Iraq invasion. In fact, he was in the following aircraft.
I frequently turn to the New York Times due to the fact that they are a reliable source and being that they cover world news. In this article, it contained video, audio, pictures, text, and options to share, tweet, email and more. The video and audio were the key points in this article. It allowed readers to actually see and hear Brian Williams change his story over the past years. The text following the video was very helpful. It informed readers more and I did not feel like it was repeating itself from the video. Being that this event was well covered with a detailed article and video/audio, I would not change the media coverage.
Good job - see Blackboard for your score.
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