A video circulated by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak when he was Boris Johnson’s Treasury Secretary showed him holding a red file that quickly turned green.
Sonak appeared in the video walking with a red file that inexplicably changed to green after he drove past a parked car. Later it turned out that the producer of the famous station that originally broadcast this clip decided that it was better to play with the color of the file.
On March 11, 2020, the UK’s Sky News YouTube channel posted the aforementioned video, sparking a flurry of controversy and speculation about what had happened.
Jonathan Samuels, host of the UK station, later clarified on Twitter that it was a “creative choice” by the “editing” department that matched the text of a news report about tackling climate change and the British government’s commitment to a clean environment. solutions.
Hello. This device was used by our climate change correspondent and her video editor, who asked the question: “How green will the budget…?” It’s really subtle!!
— Jonathan Samuels (@jonathansamuels) March 11, 2020
In turn, producer Rhiannon Williams revealed that the editing was done to highlight the need for a green budget.
I produced a piece – just a small color switch to highlight the need for a green budget. This is in the context of the climate/budget forecast. The entire report is here if you want to understand more: https://t.co/ROuQuFMhfn
— Rhiannon Williams (@_rhiannonw) March 11, 2020
Source: agencies