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Originally Posted by PR_Tom
oh, sorry that I misused the term "doctored" then I guess? lol.
The way I intended it was what was obvious. They INTENTIONALLY MISLEAD THEIR AUDIENCE. lmao.
That's not in dispute, is it? Then whats the difference? You really see a difference between using "stock footage" (actually footage shot from a different rally) to lie in your story and editing what was there into a new context? FOX inserted shit that didn't happen, MSNBC removed shit that did happen. Which is worse? Neither IMHO, but I guess it could be a new argument if nobody has work to do.
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Yes, as I said...Fox did what NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC and your local news channel does all the time...used stock footage they already had to make something more dramatic.
I think that's fucked up.
But MSNBC didn't do that. They EDITED footage to CREATE a story that didn't exist.
That's what I'm saying.
What Fox did is total bullshit. It was using stock footage to send a subtle message to try and convince you to agree with a point of view.
What NBC did was 10 times worse.
They CREATED a situation that simply did not happen at all in order to make people get angry at gun owners. Just like it did to GrantMercury when he saw it and posted this thread originally.
Instead of arguing with me about it...step back a second and see what I'm saying.
Both things are dead wrong for news organizations to do.
But the NBC thing is a pattern of FALSIFYING video and audio footage. Just like they did last year with the audio of the guy who shot Trayvon Martin.
They ended up having to apologize for that too.
Of course, first they were responsible for firing up the black community and almost starting riots and violence with their "cut and paste" of video and audio.
You would think that NBC would have learned their lesson from that last year. But I guess not.