To fit the stray dogs theory, Channel News Asia only hears the good things

Because objectivity is overrated.

Tan Xing Qi| December 22, 11:36 AM

To illustrate how story angling works, Channel News Asia (CNA) gave a masterclass with the Bukit Batok rats infestation as the topic of interest.

In a news video aired on Dec. 19, 2014, CNA spun the story around the stray dogs and how the feeding of the strays was the root of the problem in Bukit Batok. They also interviewed members of the public who gave their two cents on why the strays were a nuisance and had to be removed.

CNA then interviewed one Cheong Mei Yi - an outreach officer of Save Our Street Dogs (SOSD). She said:

"You can prepare food and feed them but you would have to stay. Or like you know, you can do your rounds, give your food around. But you have to come back and you have to clear the remains that the dogs did not finish because that would actually bring about a lot of other pests around like cockroaches or rats."

All fine and dandy?

But it was later revealed in a Facebook post by SOSD that CNA had cut out a portion of the interview.

SOSD wrote:

"We are disappointed that most of what Meiyi said got cut off except the first part, to be in line with the tone of the whole story, hence giving the impression that she was putting blame on the stray dogs feeders. Meiyi has been a stray dog feeder for several years, and her heart goes out to the feeders in Bukit Batok."

Still don't understand how story angling works? It's okay, we have selected some choice quotes to support this story.

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