Oversight of the Day

I was watching Fox News this morning between 6:45 and 7:00 AM when they did a segment on Ward Churchill's imminent firing from the University of Colorado. During the piece, they showed muted file footage of Churchill speaking in various locations while the on-air personalities interviewed a guest. As the video played, a sunglasses-clad Churchill was shown at a what looked like a political rally barking with a pained looked on his face while emphasizing his points with wild arm gestures. As he appeared to complete his speech (again, the footage was muted), he backed away from his initial position, bringing some of the protesters in the background into view. One of the newly visible individuals was holding a big purple sign that said in unmistakeable bright yellow block letters:

"F-CK BILL OWENS"

Of course, there wasn't a dash in place of the U. The sign was visible on national television for a good two or three seconds.

Somebody, or group of somebodies, must not have had their coffee this morning. How did this ever make the cut for use on the broadcast? How first did the person selecting the segments miss the sign? How then did the person (I assume there is a person) who prescreens the video miss it? This was file footage selected by someone, not live video. Considering I had just woken up, hadn't had my first cup of coffee and still noticed it means someone or some people more awake than me royally screwed up when putting the tape together. Weird.