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    http://keywui.chosun.com/contents/102/42/view.keywui?mvSeq=16248 This was where the original video file had been posted, proving that PD Note distorted quotes, but it have been deleted for some reason. Google also returned no results for the above video. http://playmovie.chosun.com/movie/2008/05/19/tkkwan80/75223d52cc664cc2a8a1fe9a59a32032_n.mp4 This is the original file, which you may be able to open on your computer. If the file opens, you should be able to save it. For whatever reason, somebody is continuing to delete this well-made UCC. The major points in the deleted UCC are as follows. In PD Note, aired on April 29 by MBC, the PD of the show interviews Ms. Robin Vision, Aretha Vinson's mother. During the interview, Robin says, "The results have come in from the MRI and it appears that our daughter may have CJD." But the Korean caption was, "The MRI results have come in and it appears that our daughter may have vCJD" (human form of mad cow disease). The explanation in parenthesis was added to the quoted words. The show also presented a news report by WAVY TV channel in Virginia about Aretha Vinson, which had been aired on April 8. In its original version, the reporter says "Doctors suspect Aretha has a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or vCJD." The Korean caption was, "Doctors say Aretha has a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or vCJD" One crucial word is missing in this caption: suspect. PD Note quoted from a press release issued by the Virginia Health Department to stress the 'fact' that Aretha Vinson had died of vCJD. The title of the press release, according to PD Note, was "VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH INVESTIGATES A VCJD DEATH." From the same release, PC Note quoted "vCJD is linked to the consumption of beef." The actual title of the press release issued by the VHD was "THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH INVESTIGATES ILLNESS OF PORTSMOUTH WOMAN", not "VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH INVESTIGATES A VCJD DEATH." The press release also stated: ‘Recent news reports have linked a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) to the patient's illness. "There are a wide variety of causes of encephalopathy," explained State Health Commissioner, Karen Remley, M.D., M.B.A. "Infections, lack of oxygen to the brain, liver failure, kidney failure, exposure to toxins, metabolic diseases, brain tumors, increased inter-cranial pressure, and poor nutrition are all related to encephalopathy. Further testing is the only way to determine what caused this illness." VCJD is a very rare neurodegenerative disease linked to consumption of beef infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and is invariably fatal. At least 200 cases have been reported worldwide since 1996. Diagnosis of the disease can be difficult and time consuming. VCJD differs from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in that CJD is not linked to beef consumption. While both are very rare brain disorders, the two are different diseases. Neither is spread casually from person to person.' PD NOTE: "VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH INVESTIGATES A VCJD DEATH." "vCJD is linked to the consumption of beef." VHD's Point: "VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH INVESTIGATES ILLNESS OF PORTSMOUTH WOMAN" "VCJD is a very rare neurodegenerative disease linked to the consumption of beef infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and is invariably fatal. The above mentioned WAVY TR news segment also reported: "Aretha, 22, is confined to a hospital bed, unconscious, inside Maryview Medical Center. Her family says her health deteriorated rapidly after having gastro bypass surgery less than three months ago. They say her motor skills began to fail and her memory began to fade. Doctors believe she has Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or CJD. According to them, there are only about 200 cases of CJD in the United States every year." But a big chunk of this report was not taken into consideration. PD Note didn't mention anything about her surgery. The show only quoted Robin Bison as saying "but she never left Virginia" and "about two weeks ago, she started to "act strange, not normal" to the effect that she was never exposed to beef from other countries, and she died only two weeks after she started to show symptoms. In other words, they chose only the quotes that would make it appear she had never been exposed to beef from other countries, and that her death was very sudden After presenting these lies, and distorted information, PD Note concluded the show with the comment that: "A young American woman reportedly died of unknown causes, but the doctor and family said the cause of death was the human form of mad cow disease." When MBC was contacted and asked about their errors and misleading report, they refused to discuss it. Their reason was: "we are too busy." The video that explains the above mentioned misquotes and distorted information can be seen at the following url: http://blog.daum.net/kwonseba/12959539?srchid=BR1http%3A%2F%2Fblog.daum.net%2Fkwonseba%2F12959539 The Sportshankook newspaper (sportshankook.co.kr) reported on June 6 that the producers of the PD Note show had been named "Reporters of the Month' by the Korean journalists association for being "true journalists." (original Korean article: http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/200806/sp2008060607171294350.htm) It is unusual that producers of a show are chosen to receive this honor. But these ones were, for having been true journalists that committed themselves to serving the people's right to know. The right to know the truth, or MBC's version of the truth?

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