Independent: Why the truth must be told
Broadcasters are cheating the public by denying them the chance to see hard-hitting documentaries, argues John Pilger
Britain remains one of the few countries where documentaries are still shown on mainstream television in the hours when most people are awake. But documentaries that go against the received wisdom and inform are becoming an endangered species, at the very time we need them most. That will be a tragedy; for viewers in this country are not only used to but supportive of an eclectic range of programmes, unlike in the US, where people expect television to be little more than a shopping mall with buskers. Rupert Murdoch's Fox Channel, a parody of journalism, fits this perfectly; and he wants us to have the same.
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