Double standard?

I. Last week’s question asked How important are ethics in today's society? If I watch the news will I find extremely bias edited video or will it truly sate the facts? As I watched I saw many of examples we have been talking about in class. One of the main things I’ve noticed was the Phantom Question. There were a lot of interviews where it only showed the answer and not what the interviewer asked.

II. This week in class we started to watch the movie "Michael Moore Hates America" by Mike Wilson. I am really enjoying this movie because, it's pointing out all of fallacies in Michael Moore's movie. But I started to wonder if it is a double standard? If you watch carefully Mike Wilson uses a lot of the same techniques as Michael Moore. As I was watching it I was more excepting of the techniques because he would point out the fact he was using them but say he felt bad about doing it; and used the clips any way. An example would be when Mike Wilson had told a person from Michael Moore home town he was doing an interview about small towns, to get him to say Michael Moore was from there. Then told the camera he felt bad for lying, sent a letter to the person apologizing, and then used the footage. But because he said he was sorry it didn’t seem as bad. Also Mike Wilson used the Guerilla Interview technique. When he ask Michael Moore his question during his rally the fact that he was filming caught Michael Moore off guard, then he replayed the response many times throughout the movie. In class we did a work sheet that points out even more techniques that Mike Wilson copies. Not only does he use Guerilla interview and phantom question but we also noticed him editing sound bites. These Techniques can also be applied to News casts, or political video. Because of this class I’ve started to notice it more on TV.

III. Did Mike Wilsons Movie have as much of an effect on people as Michael Moore's movie?

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