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Fake Fakery of the Day: The frightening trend of television networks digitally altering shows to change history or enhance reality continues.
David Mugar, the executive producer of Boston’s Fourth of July celebration, which airs annually on CBS, has admitted to manipulating on-screen images to show fireworks exploding behind such historic landmarks as the State House and Quincy Market — physical impossibilities given the location of the event.
To make matters worse, the superimposition of these buildings actually blocked some of the fireworks from view.
Mugar shrugged at the controversy, saying the show “was entertainment and not news.” “We were able to highlight great places in Boston, historical places with direct ties to the Fourth,” he told the Boston Globe. “So we think it was a good thing.”
When asked if it was aware of the manipulation, a CBS Television spokesman refused to comment.
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Fake Fakery of the Day: The frightening trend of television networks digitally altering shows to change history or enhance reality continues.
David Mugar, the executive producer of Boston’s Fourth of July celebration, which airs annually on CBS, has admitted to manipulating on-screen images to show fireworks exploding behind such historic landmarks as the State House and Quincy Market — physical impossibilities given the location of the event.
To make matters worse, the superimposition of these buildings actually blocked some of the fireworks from view.
Mugar shrugged at the controversy, saying the show “was entertainment and not news.” “We were able to highlight great places in Boston, historical places with direct ties to the Fourth,” he told the Boston Globe. “So we think it was a good thing.”
When asked if it was aware of the manipulation, a CBS Television spokesman refused to comment.
