I learned this watching TV coverage of a particular protest/rally I had been to. There were no shots of the diverse crowd of thousands, only a single close-up

I learned this watching TV coverage of a particular protest/rally I had been to. There were no shots of the diverse crowd of thousands, only a single close-up of an old man who was dressed oddly. The much smaller counter-protest of ~10 people got more airtime, but instead of showing them yelling and cussing at the children in our group, a well-dressed female lawyer from their side was interviewed, with a few others packed around her and a tight camera angle to make it look like she was in the middle of a huge crowd. Like, it wasn't just mildly inaccurate coverage as a result of the reporters not having good enough understanding. It was intentionally slanted coverage. And it made me think, if they can make something that straightforward look so different from reality, I have a hard time trusting their coverage in general. (See also: Babylon 5 season 4 episode 8 "The Illusion of Truth")