I'll See It When I Believe It.

• Position: Manipulation of media - Brief Article

Welcome to Media Manipulation, 21st-century style.

ITEM 1: You thought news meant reality. On New Year's Eve, CBS news anchor Dan Rather broadcast from Times Square in New York City with the CBS logo appearing on a building behind him. But the logo wasn't really there. It had been digitally superimposed on-screen to mask an NBC logo on top of the building.

ITEM 2: You thought talk shows were just people talking. But after Rush Limbaugh's radio listeners complained about hearing more ads on his show, it was disclosed that a new digital technology, called Cash, was deleting the silent pockets between his words, shortening pauses, and speeding up the pace of his speech. In the last six months, 50 stations have begun using the program...