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http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/14/12220219-hbo-apologizes-over-decapitated-george-w-bush-likeness-in-game-of-thrones?lite

I wonder if he's a fan of the show.

INB4 "if a conservative did this there would be a huge media scandal!".

I don't see the problem...
I mean, they said they were trying to stay away from politics when they didn't but otherwise...

Hahaha I don't know HOW anyone noticed this. You can kind of see it in the still, but you would have needed eyes like a hawk:



They've obviously said there was no political statement, although of course it will be the usual "Hollywood is owned by the Democrats" etc

Shame they didn't have a Blair head to stick up there as well though!

I don't see it to be honest...

I really don't see it...

And to be fair Dubya is an international symbol of stupidity, is anyone really offended by this if it were intentional?

From what I read it wasn't a case of "let's put Bush on a spike!"

I think the story was that they needed lots of fake heads for spikes, and instead of making each and every one of them they just used some that they had around as extras. One of them noticed that this one looked a bit like W.

So not exactly a case of "we need heads? Let's spike Bush!"

Agreed about the we need heads. Probably recycled one made for another purpose.

The complaint is petty.

Dear god! They...

They...

Uh...

Placed a mass produced plastic head that vaguely resembles an ex-President onto a stick, placed it in the background of a television program and recorded a scene in it?

And idiots, even though it has no impact at all or meaning (it's a fantasy TV show, not a documentary) have gotten worked up about it and forced the producers to apologize?

Seems about right...

Nobody would have noticed, but on the DVD commentary they mentioned that it looked like Bush.

What a complete non story.

Palindrome wrote:What a complete non story.

Sadly they seem to make up a large amount of the 'news' these days...

SilverMK2 wrote:

Palindrome wrote:What a complete non story.

Sadly they seem to make up a large amount of the 'news' these days...

All news is made up. News stopped been "facts" when it started to be a business to make money

Tauzor wrote:

SilverMK2 wrote:

Palindrome wrote:What a complete non story.

Sadly they seem to make up a large amount of the 'news' these days...

All news is made up. News stopped been "facts" when it started to be a business to make money

That's a bit far...

Really ?

Perhaps its my job role at present , as every thing printed , reported or "news" of it - is out right bs.

Dunno that may skew my view...

I can't comment on your job or how it may or may not have skewed your view but I wouldn't go as far as to say all news reported it utter bs...
Especially in the UK, AFAIK there are rules on reporting outright lies.

Its not reporting lies though PF, its just draging everything they can from a pointless story.
Said pointless story wouldnt mean anything until someone tries to take it out of context and draw in some attention.

However, i cant stand journalism as there is rarely a non-biased story or one that has not been blown out of proportion.
Lets face it, if they print something as it actually is, rather than a different take on it, it would not sell.

Some stories are an exception, but a very rare one.

purplefood wrote:I can't comment on your job or how it may or may not have skewed your view but I wouldn't go as far as to say all news reported it utter bs...
Especially in the UK, AFAIK there are rules on reporting outright lies.

ah right thats why we are wasting millions on the inquiry .... of course the rules...

Jackal wrote:Its not reporting lies though PF, its just draging everything they can from a pointless story.
Said pointless story wouldnt mean anything until someone tries to take it out of context and draw in some attention.

However, i cant stand journalism as there is rarely a non-biased story or one that has not been blown out of proportion.
Lets face it, if they print something as it actually is, rather than a different take on it, it would not sell.

Some stories are an exception, but a very rare one.

True I'm not saying that they don't sensationalise things but it's not total bs either.
They don't outright lie or make stuff up.
They may make stories out of non-stories but that's hardly a new trend.


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Tauzor wrote:

purplefood wrote:I can't comment on your job or how it may or may not have skewed your view but I wouldn't go as far as to say all news reported it utter bs...
Especially in the UK, AFAIK there are rules on reporting outright lies.

ah right thats why we are wasting millions on the inquiry .... of course the rules...

I'd argue it's important to have a media that knows it can't do what it likes and get away with it.
Admittedly spending millions on it is a waste of money in this economy...

Oh of course its nothing new, its been around for pretty much as long as the media its self has.
However, its still just hyped up stories to make it sell, which is why i rarely buy a paper from the shop any more

Why do i want to read a 2 page spread about a fething cat that was rescued from a tree or from a drain?
Things like this just irritate me more than make me want to read them lol.

I believe there used to be a term "news worthiness"

You mean like this Tauzor?

* dies a little..

Congratulations, her mission is to now be on benefits for the rest of her hopefully short life.
But this is the kind of thing that makes news now.
Sad times indeed.

purplefood wrote:I can't comment on your job or how it may or may not have skewed your view but I wouldn't go as far as to say all news reported it utter bs...
Especially in the UK, AFAIK there are rules on reporting outright lies.

Outright lies yes but skewing the truth so much that it may as well be a lie? Thats par for the course with large sections of the print media at the very least.

Palindrome wrote:

purplefood wrote:I can't comment on your job or how it may or may not have skewed your view but I wouldn't go as far as to say all news reported it utter bs...
Especially in the UK, AFAIK there are rules on reporting outright lies.

Outright lies yes but skewing the truth so much that it may as well be a lie? Thats par for the course with large sections of the print media at the very least.

I'll give you that, printed media seems to be a lot more... inflammatory recently.

Tauzor wrote:

SilverMK2 wrote:

Palindrome wrote:What a complete non story.

Sadly they seem to make up a large amount of the 'news' these days...

All news is made up. News stopped been "facts" when it started to be a business to make money

New flash (ironic!) its allways been a business to make money.

Frazzled wrote:

Tauzor wrote:

SilverMK2 wrote:

Palindrome wrote:What a complete non story.

Sadly they seem to make up a large amount of the 'news' these days...

All news is made up. News stopped been "facts" when it started to be a business to make money

New flash (ironic!) its allways been a business to make money.

Yeah, I was having difficulty remembering a time when news wasn't distributed by business or propaganda.

To be fair, we get a lot more news than we used to. A lot more. As a result, what has been considered news worthy has changed. It's not like people aren't reporting on the situation in Syria and covering this instead. It's just that we'll get Syria, and Bush-on-a-stick, and squid impregnation stories too. If you don't want to hear news like this, it's never been easier to filter the news you have exposure to.

And, you know, don't make Dakka your primary news source.

See if that thread title had been literal, they would have had a reason to apologise.. and maybe some long jail terms to answer for.

Haha yes right, but would there have been more or less complaints compared to when Sean Bean was beheaded?