Posted on 09/18/2005 7:22:24 AM PDT by 1john2 3and4
Last year, Steven Livingston, professor of political communication at George Washington University, astonished attendees at a conference on the geopolitical pros and cons of satellite imagery. He didn't produce evidence of new military mobilizations or global pandemics. Instead,
(Excerpt) Read more at technologyreview.com ...
I'd imagine the technogeniuses we got around here already know this....the article, though somewhat long, speculates on the "CNN effect", which is interesting and frightening at the same time.
thanx for the post
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, as you watch the following video tape, taken from a video camera located in the local grocery store, you can see that the defendent did in fact, walk up to the store owner and shoot him in cold blood. This is why we are calling for a penalty of death for this case.
Buuhh, buhhh.... I was home at the time.. REally!!!
A whole new twist on "Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?"
Comment: I can imagine the MSM doing this to create an incident, to boost interest, to boost ratings resultingin increased revenue.
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Yep, THAT was the chilling part.
The other one about inserting dead actors....you gotta know I want John Wayne in "Fight for Freedom", where he's leading troops thru Af, & Iraq....
This will end up killing the use of video or pictures as evidence in a court of law.
YW....this interests me a bit more, because I've often thought about "making my own movies", and the article makes it seem like it could be a possibility.
Not a tech person, but I think this technology would make bluescreening rather like claymation.
I've wondered about the same thing.
Okay, so video is no longer any more reliable than oil painting as evidence.
Until some genius comes up with something else.
Bump for later read
"YW....this interests me a bit more, because I've often thought about "making my own movies", and the article makes it seem like it could be a possibility."
The big media interest will lobby for laws to protect their monopoly.
"YW....this interests me a bit more, because I've often thought about "making my own movies", and the article makes it seem like it could be a possibility."
The big media interest will lobby for laws to protect their monopoly.
No more tossing granny in the clink for grabbing some sausages.
Will CNN or Al Jezzera have to run disclaimers on the bottom of the screen?
Oh yeah, the other thing that got me was the guy saying we don't have to worry @ it being used for nefarious purposes; 1. because the (news)organizations wouldn't want to risk their credibility if they were 'outed' using it, (insert clever FReeper line here) and 2. there'll be more "vigilance"....& I'm thinking...well, there BETTER be!
Just wait until the LAPD sees this!
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