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I agree. But in this case, they were changing the behavior of the of those they were reporting on. We're not talking about framing a shot or getting someone in a better light, but actively changing what was happening. Yes, it was a minor change, but it changes the action of those involved and makes it either look like they weren't smart enough to know which way the flag was supposed to be held, that they had simply made a mistake or were trying to use it in the same manner as flying the American flag upside-down (as a symbol of distress). In any of these scenarios, they are changing what was happening and that's something the press should studiously avoid.
Would you cry about staging if the cameraman had instead pointed out that someone's fly was unzipped?