North Korea Accuses CNN of Showing Fake Execution Video to Boost Ratin
November 26th, 2005 12:04 PM
Reuters reported a few hours ago that the government of North Korea has accused CNN of airing a fabricated video of a public execution in that country (hat tip to Drudge): “CNN earlier this month broadcast a documentary, ‘Undercover in the Secret State,’ which among other images showed a grainy clip of what it called a public execution by firing squad of a man accused of helping a refugee cross…
French TV Chief: We Censored Riot Coverage to Avoid Helping 'Far Right
November 22nd, 2005 1:39 AM
Left-wing media bias certainly isn't a problem restricted only to the United States. According to the London Guardian, one of France's top TV bosses admitted earlier this month that his network deliberately refrained from showing burning cars in its coverage of France's domestic rioting for fear that doing so would help "right-wing" political parties.One of France's leading TV news executives…