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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox News used footage of random sad Asians instead of actual Koreans mourning the ferry
One sad Asian is as good as the next it seems. At least according to Fox News.
In the clip below about the tragic sinking of the Sewol ferry in South Korea, from a few weeks ago, Fox appears to have swapped in footage of random sad Asian people in place of mourning Koreans.
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The problem? The corresponding footage is not of the mourning relatives, or even Koreans, but rather "people presumably from another region of Asia," according to KoreAm, a blog covering the Korean American experience.
Another blogger suggests the footage is actually of Tibetans crying after the recent avalanche at Mt. Everest.
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In the clip below about the tragic sinking of the Sewol ferry in South Korea, from a few weeks ago, Fox appears to have swapped in footage of random sad Asian people in place of mourning Koreans.
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The problem? The corresponding footage is not of the mourning relatives, or even Koreans, but rather "people presumably from another region of Asia," according to KoreAm, a blog covering the Korean American experience.
Another blogger suggests the footage is actually of Tibetans crying after the recent avalanche at Mt. Everest.
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A few days old but it just hit my stream.
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Fox News used footage of random sad Asians instead of actual Koreans mourning the ferry (Original Post)
Capt. Obvious
May 2014
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giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)1. Apparently it's footage from the Mt Everest incident.
Damn fools.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)2. So there's a rack of B-roll at Faux with a tape labeled "Sad Asians"...
I'm just shocked they broke away from Benghazi coverage to attempt to report on an actual story for a bit.
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)3. Probably pulled it from
LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)4. Jesus
This is something a half-assed tabloid would do.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,085 posts)5. I don't know whether to laugh or shake my head in disgust.
Hell, I'll just do both.