Don't Believe Half Of What You See...

...And none of what you hear.

You probably know radio programmes can and do edit ums and ahs and pauses from their reports. Here, though, is a report on it that shows how pervasive it is and how subtle the changes can be.

I don't think the meaning of anything is changed, and I think the professionalism of radio broadcasters would prevent them from doing that. The page linked to above, though, links to a fascinating audio report on the issues this kind of invisible editting can raise.