The Dangers And Temptations Of Modern Technology

Today the Boston Globe reported that the televison broadcast images of the Fourth of July fireworks in Boston were altered. 

The article reports:

“Mugar (David Mugar, the Boston-area businessman and philanthropist who has executive produced the show for nine years) said the added images were above board because the show was entertainment and not news. He said it was no different than TV drama producer David E. Kelley using scenes from his native Boston in his show “Boston Legal” but shooting the bulk of each episode on a studio set in Hollywood.”

I realize that this may seem like a small thing, but think again.  Many people (myself included) watch the fireworks on television because we don’t have the patience to deal with Boston traffic.  We expect to see what we would see if we actually attended the event in person.  If we are not seeing exactly what is happening, we expect to be informed of that also.

I am not as concerned about the fact that the images were altered as I am about the fact that until viewers started questioning what they saw, no admission was made of the alterations.

Please follow the above link to the article to read the comments of some of the people who viewed the show who were familiar with the layout of Boston and realized that the pictures were altered.