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STAGED NEWS? Yesterday, I watched a news reporter take FIVE attempts to get one segment right for her cameraman. But it was the final two takes that caught my attention. She actually directed women holding protest signs to move around and positioned them exactly where she wanted them for the best visual effect. In my opinion, that’s not documenting events. That’s staging them. There’s nothing wrong with interviewing people, asking questions or getting different opinions. But your job as a journalist is to capture what’s happening in front of you, not rearrange it to create the shot you want. It’s journalism, not a bloody wedding photoshoot. Report what you see, not what you want people to see. Be trustworthy. Taken at Approximately 5:15pm on Saturday 24th October 2026 in Paris on Boulevard Davout