1. verb; Ambush journalism.
2. verb; to use selective editing to make a news story out of a non-issue
Origin: Mark Riley (chief political editor for Channel 7 News, Australia) ambushed Tony Abbott, leader of the Australian Coalition party, over comments of "shit happens..." made to commanding officers about the death of one of their troopers during visit a to Afghanistan. Using selective editing Riley attempted to make out that Abbott was insensitive to the death of the soldier when he made the comment.
2. verb; to use selective editing to make a news story out of a non-issue
Origin: Mark Riley (chief political editor for Channel 7 News, Australia) ambushed Tony Abbott, leader of the Australian Coalition party, over comments of "shit happens..." made to commanding officers about the death of one of their troopers during visit a to Afghanistan. Using selective editing Riley attempted to make out that Abbott was insensitive to the death of the soldier when he made the comment.
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