How to create meaningful and at the same time appealing programs? Reality TV formats come to the rescue, but also give rise to new pitfalls: Where are the red lines when treating serious issues lightly? How can we maintain a balance between enlightenment and entertainment without devaluing our goals or demeaning the protagonists? When does diversity turn into voyeurism? How much room is there for endorsing empathy in formats that were created for ratings? Don’t we have the responsibility to treat serious issues seriously? But it’s about time to stop stereotyping: Don’t the ocially handicapped have a right to work, the intellectually challenged a right to adulthood and people on the autistic spectrum a right to love? Find out what the challenges were and how to overcome them successfully.
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