[StBernard] Proof that news media creatively edits to sway public opinion

[Westley Annis]

Tell me the media isn't biased trying to influence public opinion!  The
below story about ABC News is just another example of how the news media in
this country will be "creative" and selectively edit a story to get public
opinion to sway a particular way - just as they do to help Obama in any way
they can.  ABC News knew the false 2 seconds of video would be dramatic and
invoke a reaction from viewers.
 
 

2-second video causes headache for ABC News


Published: 3/11/10, 12:25 AM EDT
By DAVID BAUDER


NEW YORK (AP) - For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer,
ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems
with Toyota vehicles.

The network's handling of a Feb. 22 "World News" story about potential
problems with computer systems in Toyotas has created ethical questions and
intensified bitter feelings the besieged automaker already had toward ABC.

ABC has admitted to a misjudgment and swapped out the brief dashboard video
in its report, which continues to be available online. Its story illustrated
a report by David Gilbert, a Southern Illinois University professor who
suggested that a design flaw in Toyotas might leave a short-circuit that
could cause sudden acceleration undetected by the car's computer system.

Correspondent Brian Ross' "World News" report showed him driving a Toyota
with Gilbert that was rigged to quickly accelerate. Even though he knew it
was coming, Ross said the incident left him shaken, and he had a hard time
getting the car to come to a stop.

Briefly during the drive, ABC cut to a picture of a tachometer with the
needle zooming forward. The impression was that the tachometer was
documenting the ride Ross was taking. Instead, that picture was taken from a
separate instance where a short-circuit was induced in a parked car.