The ABC News show 20/20 did an amazing journalistic job. In this case the news team uncovered a taboo that was prevalent among Americans for several years. This episode focused on the art of lying and extorting people. The show had different segments, the strong opening began with a case on the former talent agency called “Inter Face” followed by a companion pet story and the deepest secret of nurses and towed cars.
This magazine show highlighted and uncovered how individuals were taking advantage of dreams and good will. The first three segments shared a common topic, which is lying. In the three of them this topic is addressed and analyzed. However, in my opinion the first two segments are the most powerful. These segments were social experiments that required a lot of planation and dedication. The first story took a year to be made. It started with a little girl and her dream to become a famous actress. Like her there where several …show more content…
Even though this story was also a social experiment and the anchor did an outstanding job, the topic itself was not relevant. It is true that the story was portraying what some Americans are doing in order to be able to fly next to their pets, but in comparison to the first story, this one seems very flat. The third story explained what happens behind the scenes of a hospital. Several nurses have been accused of stealing prescriptions. And even more the interviewees accused their fellow nurses of being addicts. However, this story is very bias because we only hear one side of the story. Similarly, the story is extremely boring to look at. There are no interesting visuals. The anchor and the interviewees seemed very scripted, that made the story to loose my credibility. I understand that the producers tried to connect this story to the show because stealing is a type of dishonestly. However, I believe that there is no need to include this story in the
This magazine show highlighted and uncovered how individuals were taking advantage of dreams and good will. The first three segments shared a common topic, which is lying. In the three of them this topic is addressed and analyzed. However, in my opinion the first two segments are the most powerful. These segments were social experiments that required a lot of planation and dedication. The first story took a year to be made. It started with a little girl and her dream to become a famous actress. Like her there where several …show more content…
Even though this story was also a social experiment and the anchor did an outstanding job, the topic itself was not relevant. It is true that the story was portraying what some Americans are doing in order to be able to fly next to their pets, but in comparison to the first story, this one seems very flat. The third story explained what happens behind the scenes of a hospital. Several nurses have been accused of stealing prescriptions. And even more the interviewees accused their fellow nurses of being addicts. However, this story is very bias because we only hear one side of the story. Similarly, the story is extremely boring to look at. There are no interesting visuals. The anchor and the interviewees seemed very scripted, that made the story to loose my credibility. I understand that the producers tried to connect this story to the show because stealing is a type of dishonestly. However, I believe that there is no need to include this story in the