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Editing Reality

No, despite the title this is not another post about the Bush administration. It’s a link to an interesting video demonstrating how editing can manipulate viewers’ impressions of reality — the basis of “reality” television shows.

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Posted: April 8th, 2007 under editing.
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Comment from Lisa
Time: April 8, 2007, 12:21 pm

Thanks for this. I didn’t even know Charlie Brooker had a television show.

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