A TV show that claimed to show the “reality of life” of an Amazonian tribe has been slammed for faking scenes and mistranslating interviews to perpetuate stereotypes. Mark and Olly: Living with the Machigenga was shown on the Travel Channel and on the BBC last year. The show claimed to …
It was meant to stop the wasteful practice of catching fish only to throw them back into the sea to die. It hoped to change British dining habits, by tempting the public to try previously unheard of fish like cornish pollack and the ugly but tender megrim. But celebrity chef …
ABBC memo was leaked out recently; an e-mail written by Jon Williams, BBC world news editor, to his staff. According to the contents of the e-mail, BBC’s coverage of the Chile miners rescue operation has gone way over the agreed budget. The costs of newsgathering in Chile are likely to …
Mundo Villa in Buenos Aires was once known as a hotbed for crime. The shanty town is grabbing headlines in Argentine newspapers since August first week for starting its own TV station, Mundo Villaevision, an initiative of Mundo Villa’s 1,500 residents. “Twenty-five students from the neighborhood gather news,” the station’s …
Critics have called it one of the most significant documentary series in the history of Australian television. First Australians chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia through the eyes of its original denizens. Rachel Perkins and team capture 80,000 years of existence in a compelling format which weaves in various individual …
