From a comment I made earlier, I thought it would be good to make a post about it for visibility.

The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41e44JwMY6Y&list=PL6UESfsY6DFtN4rbXh3WYI8OEI78Lt9vi&index=6

The BBC article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57780023.amp?s=09

Now, one might assume that the Youtuber is lying, and this is definitely what any lib coming across the Youtube video would think, especially if they look up the article and notice the image is unaltered.

Think again, the BBC has since changed it back to the unaltered version, this shit is infuriating because,

  1. anyone seeing this video would think the youtuber is lying, and

  2. whoever read the article at first has already been lied to.

Here is the article before the image was changed to the unaltered version (Likely in “response” to the Youtubers video, BBC obv. doesn’t mention or apologize for this blatant disinformation): http://web.archive.org/web/20210711221132/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57780023

I initially (although only for a while since I am critical towards my sources) thought that the youtuber had lied after looking up the BBC article, shame on me … But thank fuck for archive.org.

Another example (Credit: @qwename)

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202102/1215710.shtml

BBC News posted Chinese and English versions of a video titled “How everyday life has changed in Wuhan” on Youtube. Although the two versions have the same content, netizens found that a filter was added to the English version that made the footage more greyish.

  • loathesome dongeaterAEnglish
    46·
    11 months ago

    I think you all are being too harsh. The British brainpan cannot comprehend sunny weather so BBC are desaturating the images so that their audience can wrap their heads around it.

  • albiguEnglish
    38·
    11 months ago

    So it’s yellow filter for Latin America and grey filter for China, while Northwest gets full saturation. Very subtle change but incredibly annoying.

    • DamarcusArt
      7·
      11 months ago

      I hope they just go crazy with the filters with some new countries, like make everything in Mali have a swirl effect or something.

  • TomHardy@lemmy.ml
    311·
    11 months ago

    Bro this is nothing compared to Associated Press. Here’s apparently a pic they posted on this years day of return of Hong Kong, vs the one from the local liberals:

    Same group of people and same place and time. I remember some Western article complained recently about China’s social media coloring New Yorks orange weather on purpose… lmao

  • Muad'DibberA
    22·
    11 months ago

    A classic for anyone who thinks the BBC is any better than a tabloid.

  • redtea
    162·
    11 months ago

    I don’t know how much I can trust all this.

    According to https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/bbc/ the BBC is: Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER Factual Reporting: HIGH Country: United Kingdom Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE Media Type: TV Station Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

    Are you sure the vloggers haven’t doctored their images with more colours after the BBC (investigate journalists extraordinaire) exposed them?

    • DamarcusArt
      11·
      11 months ago

      You’re close, but actually have it slightly wrong, you see, the vloggers didn’t photoshop these images, they told their governments (as they are clearly paid by their government to do what they do, unlike the freedom loving BBC), and their evil governments painted everything in brighter colours and staged a second photo in the exact same location to fool everyone.

      • redtea
        4·
        11 months ago

        I think that’s in the video. He does explain the sky was painted blue everyday. I thought that was a joke.

      • redtea
        4·
        11 months ago

        Well, now I don’t know what to think. According to Snopes, the BBC was never supposed to announce their Queen was dead. It was a rehearsal and some numpty tweeted about it. She’s still alive! https://www.snopes.com/news/2015/06/03/queen-elizabeth-is-dead/

        Edit: she was being treated at the hospital just 2 hours ago, according to the picture.

    • ☭ Comrade Pup Ivy 🇨🇺MEnglish
      191·
      11 months ago

      By changing the color it changes how we view the scene, for example that grey filter makes everything more dark and dingy makes it less apealing and just “feel” worse. Propoganda can be subtle

      • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        But I don’t see what’s the problem with that, the guy looked orange and they fixed it to white, just a color correction, can’t see how that qualify as an malicious editorial choice.

        • ☭ Comrade Pup Ivy 🇨🇺M
          3·
          11 months ago

          If you look at the bottom picture, its more obvious, however its more than a one off or color correction, this is a persistent choice to desaturate all footage coming from the PRC, and while you might not contiously notice it, your sub contious does, and it leaves a negitive impression, its a very subtle vut effective propoganda tool

          • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br
            2·
            11 months ago

            Thanks, I was more focused on the first image, but in the second one, and the other examples shares on the comments, is more obvious the editorial manipulation. I used to be TV editor in a news program on Argentina and we always color correct for esthetics reasons. The real manipulation was on the footage our director cut off.

    • loathesome dongeaterAEnglish
      13·
      11 months ago

      They do terrible cinematography and post processing for footage in [bad country]. Is it a big deal? Maybe not. But it definitely betrays their bias and intentions.