NBC News Plants "Muslim-Looking Men" In Nascar Stands To Try And Provoke Crowd...
Associated Press | JENNA FRYER | April 8, 2006 at 11:27 AM
NASCAR Furious With NBC Over 'Dateline' Segment
Story Targeted Martinsville Track to Gauge Levels of Anti-Muslim Sentiment
By JENNA FRYER, AP Sports
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 5) - American stock car racing's governing body called a network television news magazine "outrageous" on Wednesday, saying it tried to provoke anti-Muslim reactions from spectators at last week's race for a story about growing U.S. sentiment against Islam.
The National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing said the NBC network's "Dateline NBC" confirmed it was sending Muslim-looking men to a race, along with a camera crew to film fans' reactions. The NBC crew was "apparently on site in Martinsville, Virginia, walked around and no one bothered them," NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said Wednesday.
"It is outrageous that a news organization of NBC's stature would stoop to the level of going out to create news instead of reporting news," Poston said.
"Any legitimate journalist in America should be embarrassed by this stunt. The obvious intent by NBC was to evoke reaction, and we are confident our fans won't take the bait," he said.
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