RavenW
06-25-2004, 12:35 AM
Ok, here is a funny story of one picture and its evolution. :lol: (for good laughs - not flame)
One day I opened CNN website and read the story about Bush vs Kerry.
It had this kind of picture on CNN's home page:
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/564_1088137159_bias.jpg
I was concerned because it looked like CNN guys unfairly portraied Bush on that picture (he looked bad, because people who traditionally don't like individuals usually post their pictures with their mouths open etc.)
So I wrote to CNN editor.
In a matter of 30 minutes, the picture was changed to this:
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/564_1088137172_bias2.jpg
They left Bush untouched, but in fairness to republicans changed the picture of Kerry with open mouth.
I'm sure that it happened not because of me, but because some powerful republicans noticed the unfair and biased picture and called CNN about the inblalanced view of the candidates.
So some stupid young journalist "in fairness" for republicans, made democratic candidate Kerry to look "stupid", too. Now both candidates looked funny with their mouthes opened. So the balance was restored.
But then again it looked ridiculous.
So finally, in a matter of another half-hour they changed it to:
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/564_1088137183_bias3.jpg
And that is an evolution that happened with one single picture for one article of CNN website during election year.
:lol:
Media Evolution:
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/564_1088137159_bias.jpg
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/564_1088137172_bias2.jpg
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/564_1088137183_bias3.jpg
One day I opened CNN website and read the story about Bush vs Kerry.
It had this kind of picture on CNN's home page:
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/564_1088137159_bias.jpg
I was concerned because it looked like CNN guys unfairly portraied Bush on that picture (he looked bad, because people who traditionally don't like individuals usually post their pictures with their mouths open etc.)
So I wrote to CNN editor.
In a matter of 30 minutes, the picture was changed to this:
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/564_1088137172_bias2.jpg
They left Bush untouched, but in fairness to republicans changed the picture of Kerry with open mouth.
I'm sure that it happened not because of me, but because some powerful republicans noticed the unfair and biased picture and called CNN about the inblalanced view of the candidates.
So some stupid young journalist "in fairness" for republicans, made democratic candidate Kerry to look "stupid", too. Now both candidates looked funny with their mouthes opened. So the balance was restored.
But then again it looked ridiculous.
So finally, in a matter of another half-hour they changed it to:
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/564_1088137183_bias3.jpg
And that is an evolution that happened with one single picture for one article of CNN website during election year.
:lol:
Media Evolution:
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/564_1088137159_bias.jpg
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/564_1088137172_bias2.jpg
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/564_1088137183_bias3.jpg