’60 Minutes’ admits error in dubbing noises over quiet electric car
NEW YORK, N.Y. – CBS News says an editor made an “audio error” in dubbing the sound of a loud traditional car engine over footage of the much quieter Tesla electric car in a story that aired Sunday.
Spokesman Kevin Tedesco said Tuesday that the loud car audio has been edited out of the online version of the story on Tesla founder Elon Musk. Anchor Scott Pelley reported the story, and CBS said he wasn’t aware of the added audio ahead of time.
The revving sound, as opposed to the much quieter windlike noise of a Tesla, was noticed by the auto enthusiast website Jalopnik.com.
It’s been a rough year at television’s most popular newsmagazine, with correspondent Lara Logan still on leave for her role in a much-criticized Benghazi report.
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