Now, who would have thunkit?

Some my have noticed I am 'concerned' about emerging truths, enhanced narratives, interpretation of events , etc, by our public broadcaster.

BBC accused of portraying refinery strikers as racist by editing quotes

Do you really wonder why?

BBC apologises for misleading edit of striking worker - An 'apology'. That's all right then.

Not right>>> Right not>>> Right no>>> Right on!

It's all in the edit

When the Guardian notices, and is uneasy, and says so, there is more than a slight problem.

As a few have noted, there is a certain amount of 'form' at play here.

All the news that's fit to edit

In my other life as a songwriter, I have a half-penned song from years ago called 'Edit'.

I must dig it out and finish it, as it was written a long time ago and was a rail against modern media, especially broadcast, using the edit suite to shape whatever they wanted, from simple pasting to playing with pixels to suit either personal/editorial agenda or the tyranny of the rating.

The chorus goes:

Edit, edit edit,
Cut, splice, re-arrange..
The soundbite's now all the rage.

Thanks to woeful, but woefully under-reported and prosecuted, though still blatant efforts such as the one featured here, sadly trust in media is now gone, and truth dead. Damn all who have brought us here, for whatever sorry reason they care to muster.

Telegraph - CBS News: shame on you

Telegraph - The New York Times censors John McCain - Land of the free... well, maybe not press, but...

But it's OK, two wrongs can now be twisted in some heads to make a rig.. an acceptable view as it all about the numbers.

I wonder how the ghosts of Omaha Beach feel.

Times - Why the New York Times were right to reject John McCain's article