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NBC's Brian Williams Does Not Mention G.E.'s $0 Tax Bill

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
March 30, 2011
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Submitted by Hank on Wed, 03/30/2011 - 09:19
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G.E., General Electric Corp., which owns NBC News, generated a profit of $14.2 billion last year.   It's taxes paid for 2010?  $0.

Did NBC mention that?  They did not.  So the next time you think that the media is only biased when the network is Fox News, keep that in mind.   Did ABC cover the story?   You betcha, of course they covered a competitor.

Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show" news spoof program, slagged them pretty well, noting they did find the time in their broadcast for hard-hitting coverage about the inclusion of slang expressions in the Oxford English Dictionary, such as "LOL" and "OMG."

Here is Brian Williams on "The Daily Show" discussing journalistic integrity:

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