ABC News Edited Out Key Parts of Sarah Palin Interview

Newsbusters ^ | 09/13/08 | P.J. Gladnick

[Sal]

bring your own camera crew.... I think Fred Thompson had someone video taping everything at his campaign stops.

No wonder they never reported on his campaign stops. Since they couldn't misrepresent them, they convinced everybody Fred was napping and didn't HAVE any campaign stops.

[reflecting]

Carlie,

Good grief man your editors could make Carl Marx a flag waving capitalist. Just give us the whole truth and we'll decide about Palin. This cutting and pasting of the interview is very sad proof of your untrustworthiness.

[philsoc]

Here’s the total (unabridged, unlike the Gibson interview) SPJ Code of Ethics - which ABC, and much of the MSM are violating every day...

Preamble
Members of the Society of Professional Journalists believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist’s credibility. Members of the Society share a dedication to ethical behavior and adopt this code to declare the Society’s principles and standards of practice.

Seek Truth and Report It
Journalists should be honest, fair and courageous in gathering, reporting and interpreting information.

Journalists should:

— Test the accuracy of information from all sources and exercise care to avoid inadvertent error. Deliberate distortion is never permissible.
— Diligently seek out subjects of news stories to give them the opportunity to respond to allegations of wrongdoing.
— Identify sources whenever feasible. The public is entitled to as much information as possible on sources’ reliability.
— Always question sources’ motives before promising anonymity. Clarify conditions attached to any promise made in exchange for information. Keep promises.
— Make certain that headlines, news teases and promotional material, photos, video, audio, graphics, sound bites and quotations do not misrepresent. They should not oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context.
— Never distort the content of news photos or video. Image enhancement for technical clarity is always permissible. Label montages and photo illustrations.
— Avoid misleading re-enactments or staged news events. If re-enactment is necessary to tell a story, label it.
— Avoid undercover or other surreptitious methods of gathering information except when traditional open methods will not yield information vital to the public. Use of such methods should be explained as part of the story
— Never plagiarize.
— Tell the story of the diversity and magnitude of the human experience boldly, even when it is unpopular to do so.
— Examine their own cultural values and avoid imposing those values on others.
— Avoid stereotyping by race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, geography, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance or social status.
— Support the open exchange of views, even views they find repugnant.
— Give voice to the voiceless; official and unofficial sources of information can be equally valid.
— Distinguish between advocacy and news reporting. Analysis and commentary should be labeled and not misrepresent fact or context.
— Distinguish news from advertising and shun hybrids that blur the lines between the two.
— Recognize a special obligation to ensure that the public’s business is conducted in the open and that government records are open to inspection.

Minimize Harm
Ethical journalists treat sources, subjects and colleagues as human beings deserving of respect.

Journalists should:

— Show compassion for those who may be affected adversely by news coverage. Use special sensitivity when dealing with children and inexperienced sources or subjects.
— Be sensitive when seeking or using interviews or photographs of those affected by tragedy or grief.
— Recognize that gathering and reporting information may cause harm or discomfort. Pursuit of the news is not a license for arrogance.
— Recognize that private people have a greater right to control information about themselves than do public officials and others who seek power, influence or attention. Only an overriding public need can justify intrusion into anyone’s privacy.
— Show good taste. Avoid pandering to lurid curiosity.
— Be cautious about identifying juvenile suspects or victims of sex crimes.
— Be judicious about naming criminal suspects before the formal filing of charges.
— Balance a criminal suspect’s fair trial rights with the public’s right to be informed.

Act Independently
Journalists should be free of obligation to any interest other than the public’s right to know.

Journalists should:

—Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived.
— Remain free of associations and activities that may compromise integrity or damage credibility.
— Refuse gifts, favors, fees, free travel and special treatment, and shun secondary employment, political involvement, public office and service in community organizations if they compromise journalistic integrity.
— Disclose unavoidable conflicts.
— Be vigilant and courageous about holding those with power accountable.
— Deny favored treatment to advertisers and special interests and resist their pressure to influence news coverage.
— Be wary of sources offering information for favors or money; avoid bidding for news.

Be Accountable
Journalists are accountable to their readers, listeners, viewers and each other.

Journalists should:

— Clarify and explain news coverage and invite dialogue with the public over journalistic conduct.
— Encourage the public to voice grievances against the news media.
— Admit mistakes and correct them promptly.
— Expose unethical practices of journalists and the news media.
— Abide by the same high standards to which they hold others.

The SPJ Code of Ethics is voluntarily embraced by thousands of
writers, editors and other news professionals. The present version of
the code was adopted by the 1996 SPJ National Convention, after months
of study and debate among the Society’s members.

Sigma Delta Chi’s first Code of Ethics was borrowed from the
American Society of Newspaper Editors in 1926. In 1973, Sigma Delta Chi
wrote its own code, which was revised in 1984, 1987 and 1996.

[Sal]

Reporter/Questioner: “But you didn’t say that in the interview.” Palin: “Why I certainly did! You mean they edited that out too?”

Perfect!

[scott says]

The McCain campaign would be wise to have their own film/video crew record these interviews at the same time as the networks do, just like you see citizens videotaping the police when an event occurs.
Tell the media—We have the ENTIRE interview and you on tape, any funny editing will be released and exposed—get it?
It is time to really expose these jackasses for what they are-—nothing more than democrat party propaganda hacks and the lowest most vile scum.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

And many on our side, most of whom had agendas for competing candidates, helped out.

But, all things considered, we’re doing pretty well at the moment. Thinks are looking up for the future.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

" I’m thinking of hiring a detective to investigate this Charlie Gibson AND his children to see what skeletons are in his closet. The press refuses to police themselves, so that leaves me no choice but to hire detectives to investigate them all! NOW LOOK OUT ! "

Rev. Manning agrees, and thinks this also.
Watch this video of Rev. Manning's condemnation of Obama and the MSM.
This should be sent to the Obama Campaign and Rev. ( Chickens coming home to roost ) Wright, the MSM, Keith Olbermann, Crissy Matthews.
A blistering spanking of Obama and the MSM by Rev. Mannning.
Devastating !!
Rev Manning Condemns the attacks on the Palin family

[Sal]

Obama’s interview with CBS was edited to make him appear more knowledgeable, eloquent and lucid than he really is, while Palin’s interview with ABC was edited to make her appear to be exactly the opposite...

And yet she is the one who looked knowledgeable, eloquent and lucid and he did NOT. Even with the dishonest editing.

[cake_crumb]

Good one! Saved to my collection.

[Condor51]

"ABC"

The... A_lways B_arack C_hannel

[AndyJackson]

Even with 24/7 Obamessiah worship

What they cannot figure out is that their Obamessiah worship is only making it worse for their maximum leader. Last time we saw this kind of arrogance before the American people was Bob Haldeman testifying at the Watergate hearings. He didn't sell well either.

[Sal]

You are so right about our “own” candidates, but TG you are also right that we’re doing pretty well right now and the future looks great. And Fred is on board (and I believe will help in guiding SC picks).

[Prophet in the wilderness]

" the earmark Obama got for the hospital Michele works for (she got a huge raise afterwords )"
Correct me if I am wrong, but ? could this be described as a kickback ?

[perfect_rovian_storm]

I was hoping he’d even be one of the SC picks. He’s older than we’d like, of course, but as a former senator, he’s a conservative who could probably get through a Rat senate.

[cake_crumb]

"And yet she is the one who looked knowledgeable, eloquent and lucid and he did NOT. Even with the dishonest editing."

Yep. The mass media is like a drawer full of dull knives. You keep picking them up one after another and testing them in the hope that you'll find just ONE sharp enough to slice that tomato for your sandwich, but you never seem to find one unless you sharpen it yourself...

[Osage Orange]

America knows the bias.

I wonder about that.....

I've read at least 6 or 7 posts here on this thread..( and I've not read them all..)...by FReepers saying they "finally have had it with the MSM"...or "Wow...didn't realize they were THAT biased"...OR..."Geeze...I thought Gibson was one of the good guys"

IMO, the MSM/DBM media is one of.. (if NOT the most..) the most dangerous group of folks in the U.S.A.

[Theophilus]

McCain/Palin do any more interviews the must insist zero, nada no editing done

In fact she should preface every interview forcing a verbal comittment from the interviewer as part of the interview: "Are you going to edit this interview, appending my answers to out of sequence questions and cutting my responses they way Charles Gibson and ABC did? Because I won't stand for it!"

ABC is trying to outdo Rather and CBS with this infamous act.

[Fudd Fan]

The FCC cannot “make” ABC air anything. That pesky First Amendment thingy.

[Arrowhead1952]

Ping to this thread.

[PGalt]

Deceit, dishonesty, fraud. More evidence of the Democrat Crime Syndicate and their enablers/co-conspirators at work.

Do “independents” need more examples?

Thanks to all truth-seeking, life-loving lurkers reading this thread.