Misleading Trudeau ‘joke’ video demonstrates the political power of editing | CBC News
The video actually shows Trudeau telling a
joke during the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner and removes
important context — such as the less-than-flattering headlines about him
that Trudeau cited as his punchline.
joke during the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner and removes
important context — such as the less-than-flattering headlines about him
that Trudeau cited as his punchline.
It’s
a small tweak that distorts the video’s meaning without sophisticated
editing — but it’s effective because it plays on very real concerns and
criticisms of the government’s so-called media bailout program.