NBC News apologises for edited George Zimmerman broadcast The issue of the edited call in NBC and MSNBC news stories was raised on right-leaning blogs that monitor the media such as Breitbart.com and Newsbusters.org nearly a week ago. NBC News first responded to queries on Thursday, Ms Kapp said. Over the weekend it told a Washington Post blog it would investigate its handling of the piece. The Feb 26 shooting death of 17-year-old Mr Martin by Zimmerman, 28, a neighbourhood watch captain who said he acted in self-defence, has drawn international attention. The incident occurred in Sanford, Florida. The Fox News report can be viewed on the website of the News Corp unit. The Today show's segment, which included an ellipsis on screen to indicate omitted text, ran as: Zimmerman: This guy looks like he's up to no good ... Zimmerman: He looks black. The full conversation ran as: Zimmerman: This guy looks like he's up to no good. Or he's on drugs or something. It's raining and he's just walking around, looking about. Dispatcher: OK, and this guy - is he black, white or Hispanic? NBC's response contrasts with ESPN's action following the use of the phrase "Chink in the Armor" by a commentator as well as in a headline, in referring to New York Knicks basketball star Jeremy Lin in February. ESPN promptly apologised, suspended the commentator and fired the headline writer. NBC News is owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp . ESPN is owned by Walt Disney Co.