I have
something interesting for you all today. Quite by accident I tripped
over a documentary yesterday that I found really fascinating.
It was
made in 1992, around the time of the U.S. presidential election and
it gives an amazing glimpse into what goes on with politicians and
media personalities like Larry King when the cameras aren't rolling,
except they are.
The guy
who made it explains it better than I'm going to but essentially he
recorded hundreds of hours of live satellite feeds that were rolling
even though the local cameras were turned off. Some of the people
have no idea that they were in fact still live on the air. They
forgot the first rule of media: All microphones are live and all
cameras are rolling. Never assume they are turned off, ever.
This all
gives us an uncut glimpse into how false and even staged things are
that we consider to be real. We see spin doctors coaching their
clients, we see candid talk between interviewer and interviewee, we
see what people actually think instead of what they pretend to think.
Even if
you're not that keen on politics, it's a valuable glimpse into how
media works, which his more relevant today than ever before. Give it
a look.
Beyond
that, I will see you next time so until then, have a great week!
Direct
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlJkgQZb0VU
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