The Guardian has taken a long, measured look at the circumstances leading up to true crime producer John Balson’s death. Please note that it contains descriptions of suicide and suicide attempts.The life and tragic death of John Balson: how a true crime producer documented his own rising horror Read more
The Guardian has taken a long, measured look at the circumstances leading up to true crime producer John Balson’s death. Please note that it contains descriptions of suicide and suicide attempts.
The life and tragic death of John Balson: how a true crime producer documented his own rising horror https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/aug/14/the-life-and-tragic-death-of-john-balson-how-a-true-producer-documented-his-own-rising-horror?CMP=share_btn_url
The life and tragic death of John Balson: how a true crime producer documented his own rising horror https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/aug/14/the-life-and-tragic-death-of-john-balson-how-a-true-producer-documented-his-own-rising-horror?CMP=share_btn_url
“many of the freelancers I spoke to described excessive workloads and immense pressure to deliver. After one freelancer was unable to deliver an unmanageable volume of work in a short space of time, an executive contacted their references to bad-mouth them.
Another freelancer was browbeaten by a production manager into reducing his invoice after being told his footage was unusable. “If it was me, I’d be mortified,” the manager wrote. He refused and later saw his footage used in the programme anyway, without credit.
Another freelancer who attempted to levy a late-payment fee was told that the production company would no longer use his services.”