Session Focus: The role of media in representing everyone and presenting all perspectives - even if it might be ‘risky’ to do so. Is public television an effective platform - to talk, to explore and to judge? In this session we will reflect on three programmes with different takes on creating a space for challenging conversations and issues. First, we look at a programme that offers a public platform for sharing personal mental health issues. What are the benefits for the audience and those on the screen? Do we pass judgment or do we encourage integration? Next, we join a host with a history of drug use as he gets up close and personal with emerging habits of current users. Should you intervene when the safety of those on screen seems compromised? What about the host? Who is really calling the shots? Lastly, participants with polarising opinions come face to face with each other. Is Public TV right in placing people in conflict in such close proximity? What repercussions does this have for the crew and the audiences? Is creative dialogue possible regardless of what we believe?
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