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Name: NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) News

Position: No position found to the question "Should the U.S. have attacked Iraq?"

Reasoning:

No position found (as of 3/21/07)

Credibility/
Ranking:

Credible Publications
Mainstream national and international publications such as the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, Time, Newsweek, The London Times and major newspapers of foreign countries.

Organization  
  A. Description:

"NBC News has been a primary source of global news and information for more than 75 years, first on radio, and today via broadcast and cable television and the Internet. Operating around the clock with bureaus in key cities in the United States and overseas, NBC News provides immediate coverage and in-depth reporting of major events to Americans coast to coast.

In recent years, NBC has become the dominant force in television news, watched by more Americans than any other news organization. NBC News provides more than 25 hours of weekly programming in the United States, including the No. 1-rated broadcasts Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Today, and Meet the Press. The network also produces weekend editions of Nightly News and Today. Dateline NBC is the signature broadcast for NBC News in primetime at least two nights a week. Also under the NBC News umbrella is MSNBC, the 24-hour cable news channel and Internet service launched in 1996."

"Broadcast Television"
www.nbcumv.com/broadcast/broadcast_factsheet.nbc
(accessed 3/22/07)
  B. Mission:

None listed

  C. Structure:

Corporation

  D. Members:

"The NBC Universal Television Stations division comprises 10 NBC television stations in major U.S. television markets, along with 16 Telemundo stations and one independent Spanish-language television station."
"Company Overview"
www.nbcuni.com,(accessed 4/4/07)
  E. Annual Budget:

"In 2004, NBC’s broadcast revenue increased to $7.5 billion from $6.2 billion a year earlier..."
"Network TV Ownership"
www.journalism.org/node/1221
(accessed 4/4/07)
  F. Sr. Executive: Steve Capus

  G. Title: President

  H. Contact Info:
Phone: 212-664-3220, NBC News Communications     Fax: 212-664-4426, NBC News Communications
E-Mail: www.nbc.com/Footer/Contact_Us
Web Site: www.nbc.com/News_&_Sports

  I. # of offices: None listed

  J. Staff: None Listed

Relevant Affiliations:
  • General Electric (Parent Company)
  • NBC Universal and all subsequent divisions
  • Vivendi Universal Entertainment
  • More than 200 affiliated stations (NBC Television Network)
  • MSNBC
  • CNBC
  • NBCi
  • Telemundo

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