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Amy Fisher and the ethics of "headline" docudramas. (documentary-dramatic films; television programming)
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Journal of Popular Film and Television
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September 22, 1993
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The 'docudrama' offers viewers a purposeful point-of-view or value-filled reconstruction of reality, but raise many ethical questions. Techniques used to make docudramas blur the line between reality and fiction, and lead viewers to believe what they see is the truth. Docudramas lack ideological context which could clarify what is real and what is not. They also affect the people whose stories are being told and interfere with their legal proceedings. The three docudramas based on Amy Fisher's attempted murder case illustrates these legal problems.
The explosion of media coverage set off after Amy Fisher shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco meant the central question was not whether the story would be ...
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