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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How about ABC editing out Mrs. Obama's incorrect statement about the shooting in Chicago? --that was just this week.

All of the news media does this--certainly NBCNEWS is particularly guilty.  I don't approve of Fox doing this--but they are no more guilty than the others.

Another example, NBC editing the 911 call of George Zimmerman to make it appear racist.  I don't know if he is a racist or not--but, one thing for sure, this edit will have a great impact and puts a fair trial in jeopardy--for the prosecution and the defense.
How about NBC editing the meeting where the poor man was talking about gun control and Sandy Hook?

Again, I don't approve of Fox editing--but NBC has done far more damage.[/quote]

This all sounds fascinating. But, again, assume I don't watch Hannity all day and actually back this stuff up. What was the "incorrect statement"? How did they edit the Zimmerman call? I'm sure it sounded compelling when Steve Doocey laid it all out for you, but unfortunately we weren't there.[/quote]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/jeff-burnside-nbc-miami-wtvj-fired-george-zimmerman-edited_n_1453679.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2013/01/30/msnbc-reviewing-newtown-heckled-video/[/quote]

So, for the first link, the headline reads: "Reporter Fired Over Edited George Zimmerman 911 Call". Clearly the (local!) mainstream media is considerably more responsible than Fox. The second is a story about a video clip in which one of the parents of a child killed at Newtown asks the rhetorical question "Why does anyone need a military-style assault weapon with a 30 round clip?" during his Congressional testimony. This is met with people yelling "The Second Amendment!!" Then the chair tells them to shut up. So I'm not quite sure what your beef with that link is. Guy was testifying, crowd starts yelling stuff, crowd told to be quiet during testimony. Certainly not beyond the pale to call that "heckling".

The definition of heckling btw is "Interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse."  Obviously it's a judgement call, but a case could definitely be made for labeling 'shrieking "The Second Amendment! The Second Amendment!!" while someone is testifying to Congress' as heckling.

I think the problem here is that the right-wing media can manufacture outrage faster than anyone can keep up, but this really is fascinating stuff, to see what the professional outrage machine can get your average Fox 'n' Friends viewer all riled up over.

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