Just saw an interview by Swedish state-run television SVT with Icelandic PM Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, where the PM hastily escaped (link) after questions focused on his personal finances.
http://www.svt.se/nyhetsklipp/article7557950.svt
Unfortunately the interview tape (labeled "long version" at 7min 44sec) is nonetheless edited down at a critical time (about 6:18, just before Gunnlaugsson stands up). How much was shaved away, and why? We may never know...
Did the PM in fact "storm out" of the interview as widely reported around the world? At minimum, the SVT link should not be labeled as "(lång version)" if & when it is crucially incomplete.
Perhaps the Icelandic PM discussed his personal financial details for five or ten minutes before refusing to continue. This is not at all to defend the interviewee, but editing / chopping the tape at that important point is bad journalism.
Important documents such as this interview should be trustworthy. The tape is raw in other ways, showing the lighting setup and production staff -- presumably to generate trust.
Show the whole tape. The edit reflects badly on SVT globally.
We pay for SVT and I feel manipulated.
(more via The Guardian here)
http://www.svt.se/nyhetsklipp/article7557950.svt
Unfortunately the interview tape (labeled "long version" at 7min 44sec) is nonetheless edited down at a critical time (about 6:18, just before Gunnlaugsson stands up). How much was shaved away, and why? We may never know...
Did the PM in fact "storm out" of the interview as widely reported around the world? At minimum, the SVT link should not be labeled as "(lång version)" if & when it is crucially incomplete.
Perhaps the Icelandic PM discussed his personal financial details for five or ten minutes before refusing to continue. This is not at all to defend the interviewee, but editing / chopping the tape at that important point is bad journalism.
Important documents such as this interview should be trustworthy. The tape is raw in other ways, showing the lighting setup and production staff -- presumably to generate trust.
Show the whole tape. The edit reflects badly on SVT globally.
We pay for SVT and I feel manipulated.
(more via The Guardian here)
