Statement Analysis - Truth in Journalism: Misty and Casey

Statement Analysis

Saturday, September 04, 2010

Truth in Journalism: Misty and Casey

Excerpt:

The Nancy Grace Show and Issues with Jane Velez Mitchell both practice deception regularly.

Both HLN evening shows have continued to spiral downward away from truthful reporting in journalism, to the cesspool of sensational tabloidism, better suited for comedy than for news. Statement Analysis seeks truth, and many here have a strong interest in justice for both Haleigh Cummings and for Caylee Anthony; therefore, they tune into these two shows in order to learn any news updates.

Instead, they are greeted with nightly, "Breaking News! Bombshell Developments" giving a sense of urgency and of exclusive interviews from opining experts in the know.

Remember the video tapes of Misty and her dad while Misty was in prison? When Nancy Grace says, "WE have the secret video!" with vocal emphasis, it is not a lie. It is, however, deceptive.

Producers know that by adding the word "secret" and emphasing the word "we", the audience may believe that the Nancy Grace show, somehow, has obtained a highly secretive tape; so the excitement will build. It is true that the tapes may be "secret" to someone, somewhere; certainly not "secretive" to Misty, her dad, or the attorneys, and most of the public as jail policy is openly stated. Someone, somewhere, may find it to be secretive. "We have it" is also not a lie. In fact, everyone has it: they are publicly available as news agencies get them and put them on youtube.

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