I'll come right out and say it.
NBC is LYING about firing a producer for editing a 911 tape. In addition, they are LYING about disciplining ANY employee involved in this slam-dunk case of slander or libel.
Why? Simple. By not saying who they fired, they why the hell should WE believe if anyone had been fired? They can SAY someone had been fired...but gee whiz, Gilligan, haven't they LIED about the VERY THING they SUPPOSEDLY FIRED a producer over??
I CALL BULLSHIT.
If a producer HAD been fired, you can be DAMN SURE that he would have IMMEDIATELY called a presser to announce that NBC was "not being fair." Especially after losing a lucrative 6 or even 7 figure job! There would be NO WAY I would keep quiet if I did this crap and NBC fired me.
NOW, here is the clincher: HAD NBC publicly identified a producer, then it would be ADMITTING that someone actually doctored the tape. Right now, if Zimmerman wants to sue NBC, then NBC has an elusive target coupled with million dollar lawyers to defend. If NBC had an identifiable target, it would be MUCH HARDER for them to defend against Zimmerman.
So, bottom line... NBC did NOT FIRE ANYONE from the Zimmerman tape massacre.