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Egalitariat

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1. It doesn't matter if the editing was accurate if the sentiment was true

Reply to Bozita (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2012, 03:30 PM

Apr 2012

This is similar to the TANG memo that got Dan Rather fired. It only should have mattered that the story was right, regardless of whether the memo was authentic. Like Rather, this NBC producer shouldn't have been fired.

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Source: NBC producer fired over Zimmerman 911 call [View all] Bozita Apr 2012 OP

It doesn't matter if the editing was accurate if the sentiment was true Egalitariat Apr 2012 #1

So it's okay to cook the news when you are telling the truth? n/t OccupyTheIRS Apr 2012 #2

is that the new standard? mactime Apr 2012 #3

"Just feed me stories I agree with" - works pretty well for Faux News groundloop Apr 2012 #6

it does matter if the editing is accurate SemperEadem Apr 2012 #12

Fired ? This would be a promotion At Fox Lies Channel. n/t Grassy Knoll Apr 2012 #4

Did ABC also fire the "enhanced" video editor who found that magic head wound?? Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #5

Does anyone but me think that enhanced video looks photoshopped? I swear you can almost see demgrrrll Apr 2012 #11

ask them. SemperEadem Apr 2012 #13

Good! bbinacan Apr 2012 #7

good n/t RainDog Apr 2012 #8

If it was Fake new Iliyah Apr 2012 #9

As the producer should have been n/t MrBig Apr 2012 #10

Good, they should have been fired - lynne Apr 2012 #14

Time to dust off the ol' resume and fire it off to FOX News KansDem Apr 2012 #15