Documentary · United Kingdom · 2009 · 7m

The Rise of “Oh Dear”-ism

Synopsis

Short film about how mainstream media simplify complex events and present them as "scattered terrible things happening everywhere, Oh Dear", leaving the public feeling powerless to do anything about them. Screened in the third episode of the first series of Charlie Brooker's Newswipe.

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