FOX, lies & the wrong videotape: What’s NOT happening in Moscow

[jakeXT]

With so much going on in the world today, one can see how easy it would be to get confused. Are those pictures of the war in Iraq or Afghanistan? Poverty in Somalia or Congo? And what’s a news program to do if there aren’t any good pictures?

So producers all over the world search, and talk to their own crews or news agencies who provide feeds for everyone, and find the best shots to grace their air time.

Or – in some cases – ANY shots that look more or less similar to the covered topic. Case in point: protests in Russia and the ever-blundering FOX News.




Close-up of the Greek National Bank sign/still shot from video
http://rt.com/news/fox-moscow-fake-riots-281/

[Scuba]

1. On the plus side, we now regularly see palm trees in Madison. n/t