Sunday, August 27, 2006

Down the Memory Hole

Welcome to Legerdemaine!

A magician's great feat is to get you to look at one hand while he does osmething with his other, to draw your eyes to the flambouyant movement while ignoring the subtle one. What news rolled by on the ticker screen while you were being bombarded with Scott Peterson or Michael Jackson.

There's many ways in which you can take the available facts and construct a story. When the news is manipulated, it's not ususaly done so by out and out lies. It's usually accomplished by leaving out pesky facts and allowing the rest of the story to fall into place.

Exhibit 1: http://ww1.sundayherald.com/3770

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