Since some of my friends were subjected to some backlash, I found the
follwoing email interesting. HOw can a TV institution abuse it's power this
much?
>In regards to the recent TV footage from Palestine following 11th
>September, I have rcvd the following message from one of my news
>groups..This can demostrate how the media could easily twist facts &
>manipulate people's feelings..
>
>Meltem B
>
>Date: Thu Sep 13, 2001 10:29 pm
>Subject: FWD: CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of celebrating Palestinians
>----- Forwarded Message -----
>From: Michael Eisenmenger
>To: nyfreemedia
>Subject: CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of celebrating Palistinians from the IMC
>newswire
>
>CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of celebrating Palistinians to manipulate you
>(english) by Marcio 10:32pm Wed Sep 12 '01> > >
>
>I'd like to add some ideas from here, down south. There's an important
>point in the power of press, specifically the power of CNN.
>All around the world we are subjected to 3 or 4 huge news distributors,
>and one of them - as you well know - is CNN. Very well, I guess all of
>you have been seeing (just as I've been) images from this company. In
>particular, one set of images called my attencion: the Palestinians
>celebrating the bombing, out on the streets, eating some cake and making
>funny faces for the camera.
>Well, THOSE IMAGES WERE SHOT BACK IN 1991!!!
>Those are images of Palestinians celebrating the invasion of Kuwait! It's
>simply unacceptable that a super-power of comminications as CNN uses
>images which do not correspond to the reality in talking about so serious
>an issue. A teacher of mine, here in Brazil, has videotapes recorded in
>1991, with the very same images; he's been sending emails to CNN, Globo
>(the major TV network in Brazil) and newspapers, denouncing what I myself
>classify as a crime against the public opinion. If anyone of you has
>access to this kind of files, serch for it. In the meanwhile, I'll try to
>'put my hands' on a copy of this tape.
>But now, think for a moment about the impact of such images. Your people
>is hurt, emotionally fragile, and this kind broadcast have very high
>possibility of causing waves of anger and rage against Palestinians. It's
>simply irresponsible to show images such as those.
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