Did CNN turn up the boos during Micheal Moore's Oscar speech?
There is a profound difference between the sound during ABC's live audio of Michael Moore's anti-war Oscar acceptance speech and CNN's rebroadcast of the same event.
Accusations have been made that CNN artificially increased the booing to fit preconceived political ideas. Beyond doubt is that the booing is much more noteable in CNN's version, particularly in the early stages of the public reaction. The again, it may be a coincidence; for example CNN's microphones may have been closer to the conservative wing of the audience than ABC's, or they have used different equipment or audio compression without having any malicious motives. At any rate, it is obvious that people listening to the two versions would get a very different idea about the audience's real reaction.
In the original broadcast on ABC, cheering and booing appears to be more or less balanced, while CNN's sound supported their claims about the event: that Moore was booed off the stage. Follow the link above and watch both versions and judge for yourself. More discussion on Lisa Rein's radar.
Not that it's relevant for this question, but I believe that Moore didn't deserve his Oscar, as what he presented in Bowling for Columbine was fiction and distortions, not a documentary.
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