HANDBOOK OF TELEVISON NEWS EDITING
By
Molly the Robin
My name is Molly and I am an American robin. As I fly over your country, mine too, I see many things. I learned to think by seeing myself in car door mirrors. I am a mother who has had several broods of hatchlings. A fellow wrote about me in Animal Park. He only got half the story right as most people do because you humans think you are not as bad as you really are or not as good as you think you are. The other half I'll have to tell you myself. Well, that's another story.
Now, I have never heard neighbors talk about editing of news in the superpower democracy. Has television news editing become self-censorship shielding and diminishing the impact of government mistakes and blunders?
The television networks have been profitable and it may not be in their interest to provide detailed and legitimate criticism of government, for the terms of its operation could be altered by Congress reducing their profitability. Also access to government officials could jeopardize reporting. One of the most important influences of news editing is how society will change, the pace of change regarding the environment, foreign and domestic policies including war, health care, education and the kind of laws that are enacted. Television news inhibits constructive political change with a docile and indifferent focus on government mismanagement and lapses.
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