Candid Camera

NBC says their "Candid Camera" stunt at a NASCAR race (parading "moslem-looking" men around to see if they'd, er, get discriminated against) is perfectly legit news:

There is nothing new about the technique of witnessing the experience of someone who might be discriminated against in a public setting. Government agencies and journalists do it all the time to explore important issues like potential discrimination in real estate, employment and public services. For this story, we also wanted to take a look at large public gatherings, including sporting events.

Dateline has barely begun its reporting on this topic. We can assure you that what we broadcast, if anything, will be fair and accurate.

Of course it will. Because it's the news.

Of course, this is an interesting idea.

We should get some people in NASCAR duds, mullets and sh*tkickers to try to walk around NBC's headquarters. I bet the reactions would be a whole lot more overt than Dateline's stunt.

Perhaps a guy could dress as a conservative - business suit, shiny shoes - and wander around the Macalester College campus for a bit?

Posted by Mitch at April 8, 2006 08:48 AM | TrackBack