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Serial is troubling. It's creepy to have a relatively recent event, with affected people still alive and struggling, used as pop culture entertainment. It's wor
by judk 12y ago
Serial is troubling. It's creepy to have a relatively recent event, with affected people still alive and struggling, used as pop culture entertainment. It's worse than reality TV.
- balls187 12y agoInvestigative journalism is now pop culture entertainment?
- waterlesscloud 12y agoIn this case it kinda is. The This American Life format and those like it really are part pop culture entertainment, just dressed up in slightly more tasteful clothing.
- oh_sigh 12y agoIt's not investigative journalism. It's investigative story telling. A journalist would most likely not string the most interesting details of their findings out over 3 months.
- judk 12y agoMore importantly, investigative journalism is a call to action for justice, not a call to snuff voyeurism.
- lylejohnson 12y agoHow is it fundamentally different from other "true crime" shows like "Dateline", "20/20", and "48 Hours"?
- judk 12y agoI am not a fan of those either, but they don't bring the audience quite so deep and prolonged into the case.
- SixSigma 12y agoLike most evening news then. Why do I need to hear the details of most all crimes? The names of victims of crime are totally useless to me.