From
http://media.guardian.co.uk/bigbroth...967251,00.html
C4 Big Brother updates 'inaccurate', say fans
Julia Day
Friday May 30, 2003
Fans have accused Endemol, the producer of Big Brother, of editing the Channel 4 evening updates to reinforce impressions of the housemates created by the tabloid press.
Fans believe E4's live, round-the-clock coverage has been edited for the nightly Channel 4 show to give an "inaccurate" reflection of what is really happening in the house.
The concerns have arisen over the way Jon Tickle appears to have been singled out as the "boring" housemate. The Daily Star today called Tickle a "Jonny no mates".
Tickle, one of four Big Brother inmates facing eviction tonight, appeared on the Channel 4 programme boring his housemates with stories about Star Wars.
However, fans who watched the live coverage on E4 claimed other housemates joined in the conversation and the footage was edited for Channel 4 to give the impression the contestants were not at all interested in what Tickle was saying.
"I hate the way Channel 4 has picked up that the nation think Jon is boring and now they are just getting his most boring bits and showing them on TV. They play up to what the public wants," Big Brother forum member Tammy1 wrote on the show's official website.
T4NN1E replied: "I completely agree. They edit it to make it look as [though when] jon starts a [conversation] or asks a question, everyone goes to sleep."
Wozza, another fan, added: "You're right guys, Tickle is being edited. Everything you say about Jon being edited badly is true.
"It's just the mass media focus of the production company playing up to whatever the Sun prints the previous day."
A Big Brother spokeswoman defended the editing, saying: "The Channel 4 programme reflects what has happened that day, showing the most interesting things in the house. But we never pigeonhole people.
"The commentary on the show is very neutral. The media might pigeonhole housemates, that's up to them. We try to be as fair to everybody as we can."
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I think it is true that C4 tries to caricature HMs in the highlights, not necessarily that the producers have their own favourites.
I've seen some anti-Federico feeling around on the forums, so he might be worth a few votes if you want Jon to stay.
I've voted for Anouska and Federico. First time I've ever voted in Big Brother.
