Pulling Back the Curtain
Posted by johnkitners on April 19, 2007
Before reading this article, I had no idea that radio had that much editing associated with it. I agree with the authors of the article when they say that “cleaning up” the radio is below a misdemeanor and above jaywalking. I don’t have a problem with editors cleaning up qoutes or editing their programs as long as the segments retain their original meaning. I think by cleaning up the radio program it makes it easier to follow and makes the source sound more credible. Obviously you don’t want your news from a reporter that uses the phrase “uh” over and over because they do not have clear, well thought comments.
saraho said
I didn’t realized that the radio broadcasts were edited this much either. I think it helps though.
jsbee said
I also agree that as long as the meaning does not get changed, I do not see any problem with editing anything out. I really don’t not want to here Uh or Um over and over.
pasch said
I couldnt agree more….i can only see editing as being okay when the editing does not affect the meaning of what the person was saying and is only used so that it sounds cleaner and like john said makes them sound more credible. When editing is used to alter the message or produce something other than what was orginally intended that is when editing is not okay.
cn787 said
Learning about all of the editing done for radio makes me wonder how many takes of a news broadcast anchors on TV have to do, since visual editing is much more conspicuous.
calco said
I like that radio cleans up interviews and stuff like that. And I agree that editing is good only when it does not take from the original meaing.
tyler86 said
I agree too…
micaela23 said
I think “cleaning it up” is ok to an extent. Like you said taking out the “uhs and ums” it okay, but not completly taking sentences out. One sentence could change the entire meaning or a point that is trying to be made…