Walmart Edit Of Union Story On Internal News Wire Reveals Tactic That Could Spell Trouble: "Although the headline and the first sentence remained the same, the 3,861-word story was edited down to two paragraphs, in part by combining phrases from different sections in the article to strengthen Walmart's anti-union message.
Selectively edited news summaries are not unusual. And some public relations experts describe the practice as widespread.
"While this type of selective editing isn't exactly straight-shooting, it's done by corporations, institutions and journalists all the time," said Eric Dezenhall, a communications strategist in Washington, D.C., who worked in the White House for President Ronald Reagan."
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