Dramatizes the powerful influence of the television media and argues that it has the ability to misrepresent the opinions of the community through editorial licence. A man’s comments are edited so severely on the evening news that his viewpoint is totally misrepresented and his reaction is shown.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
508013
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Broadcast journalism
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Journalism
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Journalism - Objectivity
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Australia
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Influence
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Social aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting of news
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television viewers
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mass media - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)