2012-09-30 The Globe & Mail doctored the video of Julian Assange's address to the United Nations, changing his message.
by Sandra Finley
Anybody who listened to the video of Julian Assange’s address to the United Nations would know that it’s about failing democracy in the U.S.
The Globe & Mail edited the video to create: Assange accuses Obama of exploiting Arab Spring.
I placed markers in the Transcript; you can see what was said, and what they reported, without ANY acknowledgement that they substantially changed the video before posting it on their website.
COMPARE:
The G&M posting of Julian Assange’s address to the U.N., with no indication that it has been “doctored” to reflect the message they assigned to it, Video: Assange accuses Obama of exploiting Arab Spring.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused U.S. President Barack Obama of exploiting the Arab uprisings for political purposes. Assange, who is hiding in an embassy in London, addressed a sideline meeting of the UN General Assembly via video conference.
It’s short, listen to the G&M doctored video: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/video/video-assange-accuses-obama-of-exploiting-arab-spring/article4571316/
2. NOW LOOK AT THE REAL THING: The video, seen by people in other countries: Julian Assange addresses UN (Full Version with Q&A)
I placed markers in the 2012-09-26 Transcript to show what the Globe & Mail deleted – - - all mention of Sgt Bradley Manning, for example.
Frankly speaking, it makes me nauseous to see the dishonesty and distortion done by the G&M.
The Assange coverage clearly shows that the G&M are propagandists for the American administration.
John Stackhouse became editor-in-chief of the G&M in 2009 after a stint as editor of The Globe’s Report on Business. He needs to be fired. There’s the 2012-09-30 The Globe & Mail’s handling of Margaret Wente’s plagiarism , and now this coverage of Julian Assange’s address to the United Nations, a clear statement.
