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Media Piss Artists

  • 20-01-2012 1:15pm
    #1
    V_Moth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭


    http://www.broadsheet.ie/2012/01/20/spot-the-difference-2/

    Well, I think this exposes current news journalism for the con-job that it is. Absolutely sickening to put in fake/unrelated material into a report on such a story.

    The worrying thing is, how much else that is shown as "news" is actually fake?


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  • #2
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,266 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    Didn't ITV do a show last year on the IRA that included footage of them in a battle that was later proved to be from a playstation game instead!


  • #3
    Captain_Generic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,408 ✭✭✭Captain_Generic


    The only reliable reports are those Taiwanese 3D reconstructions


    Like so...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RiVd4fTfNE


  • #4
    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    Pretty funny in fairness.


  • #5
    Sindri
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,059 ✭✭✭Sindri


    Dundrum is sinking?


  • #6
    V_Moth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭V_Moth


    CatFromHue wrote: »
    Didn't ITV do a show last year on the IRA that included footage of them in a battle that was later proved to be from a playstation game instead!

    Yes. Below is the Youtube clip of the El Mundo "news" report:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzuAjC-wJ3U


    It seems that not only was the Dundrum Shopping Centre footage inserted, but the clip following it is from a different cruise incident as well (Carnival Paradise).


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  • #7
    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    I reckon the lads who designed Dundrum Shopping Center would be delighted to know it has a passable "cruise ship chic" about it.


  • #8
    Mr.Biscuits
    Closed Accounts Posts: 750 ✭✭✭Mr.Biscuits


    Shocking the things that people will lie about all right and makes you think twice before you take things at face value.

    You'd think the two lads would have just said that they were in Costa Concordia in the first place like, twits :rolleyes:


  • #9
    V_Moth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭V_Moth


    Captain_Generic wrote: »
    The only reliable reports are those Taiwanese 3D reconstructions
    Like so...
    YOUTUBE

    Oh Lord, that Celine Dion moment...


  • #10
    Gurgle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,064 ✭✭✭Gurgle


    Brought this to mind:
    IRA shooting down a helicopter

    - edit - me have slow brain day


  • #11
    RichieC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    There are far more egregious trespasses by the media that will never go checked.

    It's safe to say we live in the shadow of a lying media monster.


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  • #12
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    When I used to work in the media sometimes I'd throw out actual footage of an event and replace it with footage from something else just to piss off the viewers.


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