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So often enough a documentry will have heavily edited interviews and statements by people designed to make a particular viewpoint look bad.
What I don't get is how the journalists can do that without feeling physically sick with themselves?

Also, if you are a journalist, and some interviewee on your program about how terrible the interviewees belief system is or whatever gives a response that is just too coherant or convincing to be left in... well, either you are convinced by it or you're not. If you are, you'd leave it in surely? After all you're convinced.
If you're not, well leave it in and explain to the audience why its wrong, otherwise a) you won't convince anyone of your slant that already knows that argument and b) you make your journalism appear biased, you alienate those you've asked to appear on the show and generally make a jerk of yourself.

I just, I can't fathom what goes through their heads when they do that.

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I know what you're saying. Look at Weird Al's interviews though, he edits them to make the people look stupid, its funny.

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Periwinkle


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It makes good telly.

There's a bit in 'Chart Throb' by Ben Elton that exactly illustrates it. I'll go find it.

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They could pull in alot of money and controversy for putting out an edgy interview.
I like to compare it to those manipulative bitches everyone knows, it's all for their own ends, they don't care who they hurt to get where they want.

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Got it. This is from an X-factor type show. Graham needs to be seen to hate Millicent, but actually he's being nice. Here's what they do to his clip:


I don't like to think of Millicent not being here with me. If I'm honest, I truly believe she's got the better voice, which makes me feel like a sad, selfish no-talent, like I don't care about anybody but myself. Sometimes I just hate myself and don't even want to win. I love Millicent and I always will. She's always been my friend and respected me and not patronised me or treated me differently because I'm blind.



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Wow... that's insane.

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It's an excellent book to read if you're interested in that kind of thing (not to mention that Ben Elton's books are hilarious).

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