At New School Protest, Truth Depends on Camera Angle

by E Wayne Ross on April 13, 2009

The New York Times: At New School Protest, Truth Depends on Camera Angle

So much for the camera never lying.

The arrests of protesters who seized a building at the New School on Friday turned into something of a race to YouTube, as sharply contrasting videos recorded by the police and civilians conveyed vastly different impressions of what was going on — and, more specifically, just who was doing what to whom.