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August 05, 2006
Saturday
 
 
'Truth' is all in the editing
Perry de Havilland (London)  Media & Journalism • Middle East & Islamic

For those who missed this in the Samizdata comment section a few days ago, take a look at this and make of it what you will.

Horray for Hollywood Pallywood. Truth is all in the editing it would seem.

Update: And that applies to still images as well. Reuter's has its 'Dan Rather moment' as a picture of the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike is proven to be a Photoshop 'enhancement'

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Reminds me of the infamous incubator incident from the first gulf war.

An valuable reminder that even irregular forces develop effective propaganda divisions.

However, when I see a video talking about how you shouldn't trust what you see on video - well, I'm bound to ask who made it, and why, and who paid them....


Posted by J at August 5, 2006 08:32 PM
However, when I see a video talking about how you shouldn't trust what you see on video - well, I'm bound to ask who made it, and why, and who paid them....

Hense "make of it what you will"


Posted by Perry de Havilland at August 5, 2006 08:51 PM

Hilarious! And the Oscar for best slapstick goes to........

Mind you, isn't the Palestine health service wonderful? You can get an ambulance quicker than a yellow cab in New York!


Posted by Stuart at August 6, 2006 03:19 AM

The Dan Rather moment of Photo Agencies?.

http://photos.reuters.com/news/newsPhotoPresentation.aspx?type=photoSearch&imageID=2006-08-05T193003Z_01_NOOTR_RTRIDSP_0_NEWS-MIDEAST-COL.XML

More
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=21956_Reuters_Doctoring_Photos_from_Beirut&only


Posted by lucklucky at August 6, 2006 04:51 AM

luckylucky, good one. Article updated.


Posted by Perry de Havilland at August 6, 2006 09:30 AM

Unfortunately, when someone tries to make counter-propaganda one inevitably ends up with propaganda himself - even if for a good cause.

The only film that I saw that tries to deal with these issues analytically, and to make a point beyond preaching to converted, was shown for some reason in art gallery - in Royal College in London some years ago, I think it was called "Case history"


Posted by bob at August 6, 2006 01:49 PM

Good Lord, I had no idea is was quite as rank as this! Yet I cannot imagine the professional journos can have missed this all these years. I suppose as long as they get their "dramatic newsworthy moment", why let a little issue like the truth get in the way?

I never though it possible that my distrust of the media could get worse than it already was. It seems I was wrong.


Posted by Albion at August 6, 2006 08:38 PM
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