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(11,733 posts) Tue Apr 1, 2014, 01:28 PM Apr 2014

'60 Minutes' admits error in dubbing noises over quiet Tesla electric car [View all]

Source: Associated Press

CBS News says an editor made an "audio error" in dubbing the sound of a loud traditional car engine over footage of the much quieter Tesla electric car in a "60 Minutes" story that aired Sunday.

Spokesman Kevin Tedesco said Tuesday the loud car audio has been edited out of the online version of the story on Tesla founder Elon Musk. Anchor Scott Pelley reported the story, and CBS said he wasn't aware of the added audio ahead of time.

... It's been a rough year at television's most popular newsmagazine, with correspondent Lara Logan still on leave after an internal CBS report questioned her reporting and objectivity on a story about an attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya. Critics also questioned the show's reporting on stories involving the National Security Agency and Amazon.

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'60 Minutes' admits error in dubbing noises over quiet Tesla electric car [View all] Newsjock Apr 2014 OP

'Oops! I "accidentally" recorded a loud car and dubbed the sound into a news report.' arcane1 Apr 2014 #1

Seriously. I'd love to see someone go, "Who are you, the Keystone Cops?" closeupready Apr 2014 #2

I can see verwirrt Apr 2014 #3

And number 10 just so happened to be the sound of a loud car engine. arcane1 Apr 2014 #9

CBS should have dubbed in those old "Knight Rider" sound EFX Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #22

Maybe verwirrt Apr 2014 #23

There is no reason to be browsing a sound catalog of "car engine sounds" arcane1 Apr 2014 #28

Not true verwirrt Apr 2014 #32

Ethics in advertising? ET Awful Apr 2014 #33

Sorry verwirrt Apr 2014 #36

Ethics in reporting? On TV? That's a joke. AlinPA Apr 2014 #79

This is interesting. Thank you for posting this information. yardwork Apr 2014 #82

Are you fucking kidding me? eggplant Apr 2014 #13

my reaction too....an audio error!?!...who BIG AUTO company sponsored that segment Supersedeas Apr 2014 #93

What you apparently don't know is ... undiegrinder Apr 2014 #21

This reminded me of... LiberalLovinLug Apr 2014 #27

+ 1000 red dog 1 Apr 2014 #43

verwirrt's first post is from the OP: "We should root for the ACA to be repealed!" red dog 1 Apr 2014 #53

Funnily enough, you are more correct than people are giving you credit for BrotherIvan Apr 2014 #63

CBS News president is David Rhodes from Fox News Submariner Apr 2014 #71

Tesla is being Tuckered, big time. tridim Apr 2014 #4

Musk has a boatload more money than Tucker. MicaelS Apr 2014 #7

Ah yes, the Tucker Torpedo. Shemp Howard Apr 2014 #10

When I was a little kid growing up in San Francisco, I remember seeing a "Tucker Torpedo" red dog 1 Apr 2014 #57

We are starting to see more and more Teslas on Highway 101 here in So Cal... Tikki Apr 2014 #5

i see them all the time down here in san diego.. frylock Apr 2014 #20

beautiful cars, out of my price range though. The used one I want is 90k. Sunlei Apr 2014 #100

Did an assistant say, "Hey! The street mike did not pick up. We better add in a replacement sound." John1956PA Apr 2014 #6

Is it me, but has CBS really sucked since they dumped Dan Rather? MADem Apr 2014 #8

Yowza! Le Taz Hot Apr 2014 #11

Yeah, and it's extra for the noise! KansDem Apr 2014 #37

WTF? SoapBox Apr 2014 #12

TV can't abide "silence" frazzled Apr 2014 #14

You gotta admire the chutzpah of the editor, to believe Tesla wouldn't notice or object . . . Journeyman Apr 2014 #15

It takes a considerable amount of audacity for 60 minutes to call this an error. olddad56 Apr 2014 #16

The "errors" 60 minutes have been making all seem to benefit a certain small group stillwaiting Apr 2014 #91

''Error?'' DeSwiss Apr 2014 #17

It's like the sci-fi sulphurdunn Apr 2014 #18

And even in the Cosmos reboot. longship Apr 2014 #19

The Sci-Fi series "Firefly" sulphurdunn Apr 2014 #29

What would a shockwave in space exboyfil Apr 2014 #55

That particular double is fairly easy to split. longship Apr 2014 #83

It's an audience thing to add noise in space sakabatou Apr 2014 #42

Right. sulphurdunn Apr 2014 #72

"We didn't expect to get caught" -- that makes it a "mistake", not a LIE. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #24

Sound is good jakeXT Apr 2014 #25

That is brilliant. CanSocDem Apr 2014 #102

Just like their Benghazi oopsie? What a joke that show has become... truebrit71 Apr 2014 #26

The major auto manufacturers are scared shitless of Tesla Warpy Apr 2014 #30

What I love it that the Tesla is becoming a status symbol for the 1% here in L.A. SunSeeker Apr 2014 #34

Well, that and it's a blast to drive Warpy Apr 2014 #51

Tesla Co-founder: What the hell did you do to my Porsche? Fumesucker Apr 2014 #77

Audio redubbing is pretty standard in television, movie, and video production. Xithras Apr 2014 #31

WHOA! Not in shows classified as "News" they're not! undiegrinder Apr 2014 #35

Sounds like you are assuming the editing was intentionally misleading Major Nikon Apr 2014 #41

Sounds like you can't admit you're wrong. undiegrinder Apr 2014 #47

First it would help if you could articulate exactly what I'm wrong about Major Nikon Apr 2014 #48

I have, several times now undiegrinder Apr 2014 #61

Using my words and inserting your meanings does not score you any points Major Nikon Apr 2014 #66

Correcting them sure does. undiegrinder Apr 2014 #73

So let me see if I understand your logic Major Nikon Apr 2014 #75

If I was a sounderstanding engineer, every car sound would come from Bullitt AngryAmish Apr 2014 #81

''News outlets paste stock audio and video footage into news stories all the time.'' DeSwiss Apr 2014 #59

Really? Major Nikon Apr 2014 #68

Stock footage of an actual Malaysian airliner as the one lost = news. DeSwiss Apr 2014 #85

So stock footage becomes news when you say it is Major Nikon Apr 2014 #90

Now you're cooking with gas. :-/ n/t DeSwiss Apr 2014 #92

Your analogy would be more accurate ... Nihil Apr 2014 #88

I'll believe it was an accident when 60 Minutes Heywood J Apr 2014 #94

Seriously? All 60 Minutes segments are scripted and posted. Xithras Apr 2014 #60

Thanks for sharing your wealth of ignorance. undiegrinder Apr 2014 #64

Our opinions are worth what we charge for them. Xithras Apr 2014 #76

Exactly Major Nikon Apr 2014 #38

Nope ... WRONG. undiegrinder Apr 2014 #40

Why are you attempting to emphasize something you know nothing about? Major Nikon Apr 2014 #45

Why are you SO determined to mischaracterize this issue? undiegrinder Apr 2014 #56

It might not be major, but it certainly isn't harmless. closeupready Apr 2014 #49

Where's the harm? Major Nikon Apr 2014 #52

Okay, I get it, you aren't going to back away from your point. closeupready Apr 2014 #58

Has nothing to do with my point Major Nikon Apr 2014 #74

Follow YOUR logic and ... undiegrinder Apr 2014 #65

How about you answer my question first? Major Nikon Apr 2014 #67

Try reading the comment you responded to. undiegrinder Apr 2014 #69

Replacing an electric motor audio with a Camaro V8 sound IDemo Apr 2014 #50

OK Sixty Minutes The Wizard Apr 2014 #39

That's a major screw-up sakabatou Apr 2014 #44

A Gregory moment Augiedog Apr 2014 #46

We've got trust issues 60..it's time we separated permanently. (nt) Inkfreak Apr 2014 #54

Are you suggesting that the ticking stopwatch sound isn't real either? Alkene Apr 2014 #62

Why does any news editing room even have foley equipment in the first place? PSPS Apr 2014 #70

They need one of those disclaimers that the rest of the fictional programs have Doctor_J Apr 2014 #78

Did they at least pick a cool car to use? jmowreader Apr 2014 #80

Oh, no...not 60 minutes! Just can't trust any media or journalists anymore. nt kelliekat44 Apr 2014 #84

Paging Don Hewitt... Rhiannon12866 Apr 2014 #86

Lulz Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #87

Instant classic.. Fumesucker Apr 2014 #95

Too funny ... they should have done one that sounded like a playing card JoePhilly Apr 2014 #101

CBS ... GeorgeGist Apr 2014 #89

This is The Problem with our Corporate Media fascisthunter Apr 2014 #96

Tesla got "Dean Screamed" U4ikLefty Apr 2014 #97

Tesla is completely quiet, really nice car wordpix Apr 2014 #98

a sound dubb error, makes massive media headlines?..*someone(s)* must not like 60 mins or Teslas Sunlei Apr 2014 #99