NBC’s Dilanian Stands By Story Network Retracted Amid Accusations of Anti-Semitism – By Matthew Foldi (Free Beacon) / January 28 2021
‘The story is accurate and was published by NBC News after our normal editing and vetting process’, Dilanian tells the Washington Free Beacon
A senior NBC News reporter is standing by a controversial report that was retracted by the network on Wednesday in the face of criticism that it advanced a longstanding anti-Semitic trope.
National security and intelligence correspondent Ken Dilanian told the Washington Free Beacon on Thursday that he stands by his reporting, which focused on senior National Security Council official’s generous contributions to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
“The story is accurate and was published by NBC News after our normal editing and vetting process, which includes review by our legal and standards departments,” Dilanian told the Washington Free Beacon in an email.
NBC News on Wednesday retracted the piece, telling readers that it “fell short of our reporting standards.” The piece remains online accompanied by a lengthy editor’s note detailing the shortcomings.
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