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SPJ Slams NBC For Goldman Story

  • B&C, Tuesday, December 29, 2009 10:51 PM
NBC says it didn't pay for its interview with David Goldman, the man who brought his son, 9, back to the states after a lengthy custody battle in Brazil. The denial was a response to a statement from The Society of Professional Journalists, which slammed it for checkbook journalism, when it discovered NBC had provided the plane that flew Goldman and his son back to the U.S. It said NBC made itself part of the story.

Meredith Viera on "Today" carried an exclusive story from the flight of the father-son return, though David Goldman has appeared on the show 17 times. SPJ accused the network of buying interviews, calling the flight "an extravagant gift" that viewers could assume secured NBC exclusive interviews, video footage and the family's good will.

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