Robin Parker posted an update on the TM Hub

"When journalists, producers and researchers were themselves asked to talk about their experiences working in television, not a single one was prepared to come forward. Are TV bosses really scarier than the mafia and Vladimir Putin? I felt ashamed for my profession that not a single person was prepared to put their head above the parapet" Dorothy Byrne's analysis of what C4's Jeremy Kyle exposes about... Read more

"When journalists, producers and researchers were themselves asked to talk about their experiences working in television, not a single one was prepared to come forward. Are TV bosses really scarier than the mafia and Vladimir Putin? I felt ashamed for my profession that not a single person was prepared to put their head above the parapet"
Dorothy Byrne's analysis of what C4's Jeremy Kyle exposes about TV's problems is essential readinghttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/15/channel-4-jeremy-kyle-show-tv-production-staff

Serena Fyvie

It was interesting to read most people who worked on the show were new to TV. I spoke to someone yesterday about the ethics behind producing reality shows, in light of this and other instances, and was surprised to hear that if it makes good TV, as in the ratings, then anything goes. Is that a fair assumption? There's so much scope in unscripted for new ideas and formats, an area I would dearly love to work in, but I don't want to be in a position of feeling ashamed of the industry I work in!

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