If it's too bad to be true, it could be DISINFORMATION (1985)

In a fusion of text and image, Rosler re-presents the NBC Nightly News and other broadcast reports to analyze their deceptive syntax and capture the confusion intentionally inserted into the news script. The artist addresses the fallibility of electronic transmission by emphasizing the distortion and absurdities that occur as a result of technical interference. Stressing the fact that there's never a straight story, Rosler asserts her presence in a character-genererated text that irolls over the manipulated images, isolating excerpts from her sources. In Rosler's barrage of media information, the formal structure is inseparable from her political analysis.

Director: Martha Rosler
Runtime: 17 min
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Original Language: en

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In a fusion of text and image, Rosler re-presents the NBC Nightly News and other broadcast reports to analyze their deceptive syntax and capture the confusion intentionally inserted into the news script. The artist addresses the fallibility of electronic transmission by emphasizing the distortion and absurdities that occur as a result of technical interference. Stressing the fact that there's never a straight story, Rosler asserts her presence in a character-genererated text that irolls over the manipulated images, isolating excerpts from her sources. In Rosler's barrage of media information, the formal structure is inseparable from her political analysis.
Who directed If it's too bad to be true, it could be DISINFORMATION?
If it's too bad to be true, it could be DISINFORMATION was directed by Martha Rosler.
How long is If it's too bad to be true, it could be DISINFORMATION?
If it's too bad to be true, it could be DISINFORMATION has a runtime of 17m (17 minutes).