I always assume that the junk I see on TV is either staged or a representative example.
I always assume that the junk I see on TV is either staged or a representative example.
It took them over 30 minutes and at least 12 shots to film their first meeting, where he walked up some stairs and they shook hands.
The forgot to mention they'd actually met for the first time the night before and stayed at our house.
Once this was pointed out, it took the aforementioned newsman a week before he was forced to conclude the memos were inauthentic. The exact statement used was "fake but accurate".
The "fake but accurate" standard for journalism is problematic. Either show us the real thing, or describe to us the real thing and explain why you can't show it. Trying to slide by with carefully staged shots ends up looking really bad, and costs the organizations a ton of credibility.