Fact plus fiction equals friction

Article Abstract:

Television broadcasting companies no longer fear public backlash over possibly blurring the lines between fact and fiction in their programming. In the 1980s, some cultural reformers criticized broadcasters for failing to properly distinguish between fact and fiction in their dramatic shows. Some shows concerning leukemia sufferers or criminal activity and capture seemed over-dramatized, and could have given viewers false information about those issues. It seems evident that modern viewers are less susceptible to being confused by such programming in general.

Social aspects, British Broadcasting Corp., Marketing, Truthfulness and falsehood

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Public discourse/private fascination: hybridization in 'true-life-story' genres

Article Abstract:

Television programming featuring real-life reconstructions of dramatic rescues and other events has become a common feature on television in America and in the United Kingdom. Although the events are dramatized from accounts of participants, broadcasters assure viewers that every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy of the portrayals. Critics of these programs often are concerned that the victims of the accidents or rescues are being exploited for profit, while others bemoan the blurring of accuracy and sensationalism.

Media coverage, Rescue work, Disaster victims

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Twelve months of censorship

Article Abstract:

An overview of UK television censorship in the year to end-August 1998 shows that outright bans have been few, although difficult programmes have been discouraged. Programme makers are dogged with the ever-present threat of expensive litigation which may result in the neutering of British television. A month-by-month account of censorship in television is included.

Television, Censorship

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