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Originally Posted by Undertoad
People, please. That's merely an anchor making a mistake about B-roll footage. It happens all the time.
There are several media-watching outlets on both sides, that monitor news 24x7, and breathlessly feature every single thing that could be interpreted as bias. They have a lot of source to work with and they re-tube everything.
They know it's an anchor making a mistake about B-roll footage, too. (No serious newshound could not understand.) They love it when you get all breathless over stuff like this, because it excites them to be a part of the professional wrestling side of politics. Too bad it's all fake.
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When the anchor says "These are some of the photos coming into us..." there is an intent to misrepresent. Other networks used real time videos at a mall book store...with relatively long lines and respectable crowds, but not screaming with enthusiasm for Sarah. FOX chose to misrepresent the video.
This was much like Hannity did recently with the rallly at the Capitol opposing health care reform....using video from an old rally with the intent to demonstrate inflated numbers. Its one thing to use stock footage of the Capitol when reporting a story about the Capitol. It is another to use footage with the intent to misrepresent the news.
They all do it? You have some examples from CNN, MSNBC?
Do they all misrepresent Rs as Ds when reporting on members of Congress involved in sex scandals? Unintentional mistakes by low level staffers?