NR | 1h 26min | Documentary, Science | 1 April 2022 (USA)
If you are a consumer of documentary films, non-fiction nature/science/history/crime-based TV programming, TV talk shows, or even infomercials, chances are you’ve been told something in the past that is not true.
In some form or fashion, the data that is presented in the lion’s share of these productions has been crafted, shaped, edited or presented in a manner that serves their makers’ narrative, which frequently flies in the face of the people providing said data, or science, if you will.
Presenting news and information within the framework of entertainment-based programming is nothing new; “The Today Show” on NBC has been doing it for over 70 years. In 1981, with the launch of Paramount Television’s “Entertainment Tonight,” this practice received its own sub-genre classification: “infotainment.”
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