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Post by steevo on Nov 7, 2006 8:42:47 GMT
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Post by Teddy Bear on Nov 7, 2006 20:34:51 GMT
Great link Steevo, thanks.
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Post by neilsp on Nov 9, 2006 2:19:28 GMT
Interesting to watch Steevo's this link as I just watched the 10 pm news on BBC1 and a very suspicious looking stuffed toy just happened to be right in front of the camera during the report from Gaza.
I learned about this type of thing in a Photography and Media course 16 years ago. That part of the course was about bias and the "making" news. All journalists are taught to look out for this. Maybe I'm naive but somehow I doubt it!
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Post by Teddy Bear on Nov 9, 2006 21:15:41 GMT
16 years ago they were taught to 'watch out for it'. Now they are taught to use it.
How about if we refer to these kind of emotion manipulation objects as 'Emotoys' for future reference?
Watching a BBC report yesterday evening from Bet Hanoun; they were interviewing their reporter there - Alan Johnston. He managed to use the 'tremor' in his voice when describing Israeli actions to leave no doubt what his understanding of events were.
Call me somewhat cynical now of stories where Israel has 'targetted' innocent civilians, but we have seen numerous times where these events have been proved to have been staged, as Steevo eminently links to above. Did anybody else think it was strange how quickly the ambulances were on the scene when one of the women got 'shot' in their demonstration at the mosque the other day? They were there almost as she fell, and not one but 2 ambulances. This is all going on while the Israelis are still apparently shooting, or at least that's what we're supposed to believe.
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Post by indikit on Dec 21, 2006 23:48:50 GMT
Just as I always suspected about Reuters. A corporation bursting at the seams with hacks, who then farm out their information to more hacks worldwide.
The blind leading the blind if ever there was one.
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Post by Teddy Bear on Dec 22, 2006 17:19:29 GMT
I wish I could believe that it was done with 'ignorance'. I believe it's more a case of 'If it fits what they want to project, they are far more likely to accept it', and the more unscrupulous journalists who work for them simply exploit it
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