Date sent: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 19:38:24 EDT
Subject: Re: Polio documentary
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Hi all
The SBS (Special Broacasting Service) in Australia claims to give a
balanced view of all politically sensitive stories. They say that they
do this by showing programs (at different times) which give other
perspectives. An example of this would be where they show Israel -
Palestine stories from the viewpoint of Palestine and then at another
time, they will screen a show which takes an Israeli perspective. So
maybe the issue is more that broadcasters need to maintain policies
on 'balance' which is where the opinions of experts would be really
very valuable. How one gets around 'dramatic' or fictional stuff is
another issue again i suppose.
> >I think we
> >have more of a chance of holding the media accountable in these areas
> >than in imaginative flights of fancy. Unfortunately, artistic license
> >shackles us in that realm.
>
> I'm not sure I agree with this. When studios use 'artistic license' to
> give
> bigotted depictions of ethnic minorities, members of those minorities
> raise
> hell. I would _hope_ that people take documentaries more seriously than
> dramas and comedies, but bigotry is enforced in many ways. I've started
> to
> notice the pervasively negative uses of disabilities in the British
> mysteries shown on A&E and PBS. Everyone in a wheelchair has a twisted
> psyche.
>
>
Best regards
Laurence Bathurst
School of Occupation and Leisure Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Sydney
P.O. Box 170
Lidcombe NSW 2141
Australia
Phone: (62 1) 9351 9509
Fax: (62 1) 9351 9166
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Please visit the School's interim web site at
http://www.ot.cchs.usyd.edu.au
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