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In reply to the discussion: '60 Minutes' admits error in dubbing noises over quiet Tesla electric car [View all]Xithras
(16,191 posts)You're talking about the way things "should be". I'm talking about what I've actually seen, in my own experience. But, if you want to sit there and rail on about the way things "should be", go right ahead.
Even if I were to concede your point (which I don't), it would still be irrelevant. The RTDNA guidelines are there to prevent misrepresentation or falsehoods in news broadcasts. If this was a video piece about Tesla engine noise, changing the audio would be unethical without question. If it was a video piece about the QUALITY of Tesla's, it would be unethical. If it was a piece about the engineering that went into the car, it would probably be unethical. If it was just a general piece about Tesla's in general, you MIGHT have a point, though you're getting into murky territory there.
The video bit was a puff piece on Elon Musk, where the Tesla was simply one of many subjects discussed regarding his business empire. The presence of the Tesla video was incidental to the piece, and the audio of the Tesla bore no relation whatsoever to the actual subject of the "news" broadcast. It was neither pro-Tesla or anti-Tesla. Core to the idea of misrepresenting something is the idea that you are presenting it in the first place. The Tesla shot was purely decorative, and changing the audio (and a very quiet audio track in a background shot at that) is no more "misrepresentation" than adding a lens flare would be. That's not the sort of thing the RTDNA guidelines were created to address.
So, as far as I'm concerned, even if you're right, you're wrong.