"As soon as the show ended, producers from Capital Concerts owned up to the fact that not all of its footage was from the live fireworks show. (In the first segment of the display, while singer Cassadee Pope was singing, some scenes did show a cloudy sky.) “We showed a combination of the best fireworks from this year and previous years. It was the patriotic thing to do,” the “Capitol Fourth” account tweeted... A “Capitol Fourth” spokeswoman confirmed to us that because the weather was so overcast, the producers pulled together a combination of clips “to make the best television show.” She added this is the first time the producers have had to take such measures. Still, some viewers were not happy that PBS wasn’t upfront about the pre-recorded nature of the fireworks..."
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016
PBS used some stock footage for its fireworks show, and people were not happy; Washington Post, 7/4/16
Emily Yahr, Washington Post; PBS used some stock footage for its fireworks show, and people were not happy:
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