September 13, 2008

The New Chicago Rules - They bring an interviewer, you bring a camera

Simple, cheap and effective: "If I were a candidate, I think I'd bring my own camera to interviews, shoot the whole thing and post the unedited raw video on the Web." - Glenn Reynolds, BRING YOUR OWN CAMERA - New York Post

Why? ABC News Edited Out Key Parts of Sarah Palin Interview | NewsBusters.org

A transcript of the unedited interview of Sarah Palin by Charles Gibson clearly shows that ABC News edited out crucial portions of the interview that showed Palin as knowledgeable or presented her answers out of context.
Things omitted are bolded in the Full transcript of the Gibson Interview is here.

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Posted by Vanderleun at September 13, 2008 9:34 AM | TrackBack
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In the linked Glenn Reynolds piece is this excerpt:

An episode of "The Simpsons" a few years back centered on Homer facing bogus sexual-harassment charges. A TV news show ("Rock Bottom") interviewed him and edited his innocuous statements to make them sound incriminating. (To make the joke clear, the hands on a clock in the background were in a different position for almost every word).

So I'd go one step further - not only record the interview, but insist that a digital clock (with a second counter) be placed in the background.

Posted by: mrp at September 13, 2008 10:13 AM

IMHO, I think the McCain camp picked Charlie Gibson because they thought (hoped, at the very least) he might be the most even-handed interviewer out of what is left of the prime-timers. Boy was I wrong! I'm sure the Matthews/Olbermann two-headed monster is laughing its collective asses off. I miss Tim Russert.

Posted by: Obi's Sister at September 13, 2008 10:39 AM

How about bring your own journalist? They bring Charlie Gibson, Katie Couric, or Brian Williams, we bring Dennis Prager, Rush Limbaugh, or Hugh Hewitt.

Posted by: Gagdad Bob at September 13, 2008 11:02 AM

ABC having a Dan Rather seizure, just showed how deep in the tank they are for Obama.

Posted by: DirtCrashr at September 13, 2008 4:47 PM
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