FROM ANOTHER THREAD:
<<<Off topic but interesting how media manipulates public ...
> >
> > From: "Marcio A. V. de Carvalho"
> > <marcio.carv@UOL.COM.BR>
> > Subject: Fourth Power
> >
> > All around the world we are subjected to 3 or 4 huge
> > news distributors, and one of them - as you well know
> > - is CNN. Very well, I guess all of you have been
> > seeing (just as I've been) images from this company.
> >
> > In particular, one set of images called my attencion:
> > the Palestinians celebrating the bombing, out on the
> > streets, eating some cake and making funny faces for
> > the camera.
> >
> > Well, THOSE IMAGES WERE SHOT BACK IN 1991!!! Those are
> > images of Palestinians celebrating the invasion of
> > Kuwait! It's simply unacceptable that a super-power of
> > cumminications as CNN uses images which do not
> > correspond to the reality in talking about so serious
> > an issue.
> >
> > A teacher of mine, here in Brazil, has videotapes
> > recorded in 1991, with the very same images; he's been
> > sending emails to CNN, Globo (the major TV network in
> > Brazil) and newspapers, denouncing what I myself
> > classify as a crime against the public opinion. If
> > anyone of you has access to this kind of files, search
> > for it.
> >
> > In the meanwhile, I'll try to 'put my hands' on a copy
> > of this tape. But now, think for a moment about the
> > impact of such images. Your people is hurt,
> > emotionally fragile, and this kind broadcast have very
> > high possibility of causing waves of anger and rage
> > against Palestinians. It's simply irresponsible to
> > show images such as those.>>>
Namaste!
Jim |
