Re: UKNM: Dot Com Fever

[Quentin Langley]

But you aren't taking issue with me.  I said that the

purpose is to entertain not to inform and they they

pre-select their story line.  I did not say that they

do not do any research.  Nor did I say that their

storylines were, of necessity, untrue.  Truth,

however, is irrelevant to the issue of whether it

makes good television.


--- Sam Carrington <

samcsensei [dot] co [dot] uk

> wrote:

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> I have to take issue with this - Panorama has also

> broken some important

> stories, through the practice of quality

> investigative journalism. The

> story of the corrupt police officers, one of whom

> was sent down for,

> like, all day, springs to mind. Yes it was

> entertaining, but the

> journalistic methods were sound enough to stand up

> in court, and the

> main journalist's evidence was vital in removing

> certain corrupt

> elements from the force. Well at least its a start.

> 

> The story could not have happened if it were not for

> over 6 months

> undercover work, sound methods, exhaustive evidence

> gathering, and

> serious commitment on the part of the program

> makers.

> 

> expresses an interest 

> *Oh, and the journalist is an acquantance of mine*

> 

> Quentin Langley wrote:

> > 

>

> --- Rory Teeling <rory_teelingyahoo [dot] com> wrote:

> > > Unbelievably lazy piece of journalism from the

> beeb

> > > -

> > >  <snip>

> > 

> > Nothing unbelieveable about it.  Panorama and

> World in

> > Action have always had zero ethics.  The purpose

> of

> > these programmes is to entertain, not to inform.

> > First you find a story line with a pre-selected

> > villain, who must be evil or stupid, and

> preferably

> > rich.  Then you make a programme which supports

> this.

> > Be careful to exclude any evidence or interviews

> which

> > run counter to your pre-selected theme.  If a

> villain

> > gives a credible answer to your question, cut it.

> 

> -- 

>        sam carrington  //  web designer  // 

> sensei.co.uk



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