Citizen Television

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KS OmniScriptum Publishing

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491_9783639164084

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In 1999, eighteen months after the broadcast of Ofra Bikels documentary, The Case for Innocence on PBSs current affairs program, Frontline threemen wrongly accused for crimes they did not commitwere exonerated. Similarly, in 2002 Bikel producedanother exposé entitled, An Ordinary Crime about ayoung man who spent four years in jail for an armedrobbery he did not commit. A new trial was orderedless than a month after the documentarys air date onFrontline. The district attorney ultimatelydismissed the charges, and released Terence Garnerfrom prison. Mass media has the power to galvanizepublic opinion, as evidenced in these examples. Thetelevision current affairs documentary in particular,because of its accessibility has the potential toeducate in the grand tradition of the Griersoniandocumentary and bolster civic engagement. Can newtechnologies mushrooming in the 21st century havefurther potential in harnessing intellectual freedom?Can they become additional vehicles in helping tobuild democratic societies? This book exploresseveral themes, including informal modes of learning,social movements and mass media, and theirimplications for democracy.

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