When Hollywood finally realized how wrong the old Western had done native Americans, a lot of films were produced to do right again, but did these films tell the real stories? It is a long and complicated process to undo the manipulation of an attitude. In 1921 Lenin declared film to be the number one culture form because of its capacity to form attitudes. Then TV took over. Soon social media might pass TV in manipulating the public opinion. Could it be a public service task in all countries to be a watchdog, not only of governments, but also of people using social media in destructive ways? Is it the public service broadcaster's task to help victims of the social media mob, like the Canadian/Korean hip-hop star Tablo, to recover from violent threats and false accusations? Do we hear about these cases only when the damage is done and the victim is famous? What could we do to be more alert? And how do we know if we ourselves tell the real “reel stories”?
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