Romenesko

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"Frontline" executive editor Louis Wiley Jr. sees problems with the new rule: "If public broadcasting begins to pixelate lips, such scenes would become excellent fodder for Leno, Letterman, Stewart and others — and for some viewers, the sight is bound to introduce humor in scenes where that is entirely inappropriate and distracting." Also, if producers are forced to not only bleep words but also to pixelate lips, most will simply cut the scenes -- no matter how powerful or relevant -- rather than see them turned into a joke.