Lies, Damn Lies and Documentaries
- ISBN-10
- 0851707971
- ISBN-13
- 9780851707976
- Category
- Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism
- Pages
- 186
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-11-26
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Author
- Brian Winston
Description
Leading expert Brian Winston's new book is one of the first to take the ethical issue seriously. Looking at the recent crises of confidence in public service broadcasting and the controversy surrounding docusoaps, his major new study provides a foundational study of ethics and the documentary. This accessible but comprehensive treatment will be an important contribution to academic debates over the role of the media and to the ongoing debates in the documentary community.
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