Isn't it journalistically dishonest to show song A and show shots of the audience reacting to song B?
I responded with this comment:
A video is similar to a still photograph in that both are visual illustrations.
If the crowd is reacting the same to both songs, then shots from either one would still accurately represent what happened.
If the reaction from the second song was a lot different from the first one, then I probably wouldn't want to use it because it wouldn't accurately represent what happened.
Basically when you choose the shots you're telling your viewer: I was there and this is what it looked like. As long as that's true (i.e. crowd shot from song B DOES look like what you saw from the crowd in Song A) then I personally would not have any ethical dilemmas.
Like many ethics questions in journalism, things aren't always white and black. I encourage others to add their two cents.
Does anyone else want to jump in on this? I'm very interested in hearing other opinions.
2 comments:
Time compression and cutaway placement is an intricate part of the editing process. Using these tactics to misconstrue situations is wrong. Using them to move the story forward isn't.
That is a good way to look at it. Thanks!
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