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C/MD/61. Real lives: Education or entertainment? Are contemporary television documentaries still exemplars of the public service ideal?

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2008
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The paper looks at the recent changes in the UK documentaries describing the features of the so-called 'docusoaps'. Literature is reviewed on the development of the television industry, the difference between fact-based news and propaganda, the ethics of journalism, journalists' invasion in private lives, the current human rights legislation, etc. The case of the television reporter Robert Peston is discussed.

 

KEYWORDS: Media, Documentaries, Docusoap, Propaganda, Education, Entertainment, Public Watchdog,

 
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