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Tuesday, January 27th 2009

7:16 AM

BBC Edits Obama's Inaugural Address

Regardless of what you think of Obama, global warming or the BBC, it's interesting to note that a recent five-minute segment was edited to offer a quote from the new president that was out of context, at best, and inaccurate, at worst.

You can see the piece here.

Once you've watched, read this post from Al Thompkins.

Does the BBC's sleight-of-hand matter?  Like I said, the subject matter is almost irrelevant.  The recent refusal of the BBC to carry an appeal to help civiallians in Gaza notwithstanding, I'd suggest this is a symptom of the BBC's efforts to editorialize on a number of subjects.

Second-hand sources have always been dubious.  Now, it appears first-hand accounts aren't much better.

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