6, 7, 8
Six in the Seven at Eight, normally called 6, 7, 8, is an Argentine TV program broadcasted by the Public TV since 2009. Its name comes from the fact that in the beginning there were five members in the panel of the program, and its motto was you are the sixth one (the viewer), transmitting in Canal 7 at 08.00 pm.; abbreviating it so to "6, 7, 8". Late in 2009 the program was moved to 21:00, adding a new broadcasting for the Sundays around the midnight, and adding new guests panelists as well, thus making more than 6 members.[1]
It was led by María Julia Oliván and a panel conformed by Orlando Barone, Carla Czudnowsky, Eduardo Cabito Massa Alcántara, Luciano Galende and Sandra Russo, besides a guest analyst who gives his opinion along the program. María Julia Oliván announced in an interview to the internet web site Television.com.ar that in 2010, January 28 it would be her last participation in the program.[2] Thereafter her place was taken by Luciano Galende.
The program was nominated to the 2010 Martín Fierro Awards in the category Best Journalistic Program.
Synopsis
The program reflects critically on the treatment of information by the mass media and on the performance of various political sectors in the country.
Criticism and controversy
As of the Clarín newspaper the program uses archive footage to critic the mass media, judges and the political opponents to the national government.[3]
On its emission on 2009, October 13, after being announced by the presenter María Julia Oliván, the program production spread a video that had circulated in blogs. The anonymous video was recorded through a hidden cam, and it shows the journalist and columnist of the newspaper La Nación, Carlos Pagni, in an alleged operation to publish false information for the purpose of damaging the oil company Repsol YPF. The diffusion of the video was questioned by the Partido Solidario deputy Carlos Heller who was guest of the program that day and expressed his rejection to publications of anonymous films. The features of the video were objected by the panelists after its exhibition. According to an article in La Nación that was published the next day of the emission of the program, "the presentation of the hidden camera, and the images of the hiddem camera (Cut, but carefully and professionally edited) don't show at any moment the columnist in situations that could corroborate the serious and injurious charges about corruption that are made in the video through printed boards and an voice-off".[4]
After the diffusion of the video, where besides Pagni there are appearances by other people that may represent him and were receiving money in return of newspaper articles, the journalist received the support of the Argentine Journalism Forum (Foro del Periodismo Argentino) and various journalists.[5]
From YPF, after the information, they started a complaint to investigate who recorded the video and the veracity of the facts that are seen on it. They assured that "it is true that the video is anonymous and made in a darker way. However, it warns that it was a journalistic operation against us".[6]
678 Facebook
The program has a big presence in the social network Facebook where groups and official/unofficial pages show their support to the program.[7] From this space on internet, a manifestation to Plaza de Mayo was convened to 2010, March 12 to express their support to the government and the TV program. The estimates rounded between 5000 and 15000 people. The newspapers Clarín and La Nación completely ignored the manifestation, and the news channels were absent to cover it. The only presence of media was the one made by The Public TV (Canal 7) and by the newspapers Página 12 and Perfil.[8][9]
After this event the auto-called took part of the march for the commemoration and repudiation of the beginning of the Last Argentine Dictatorship (1976–1983). Days later they called to a new mass concentration on April 9 in the Obelisk of Buenos Aires, to defend the new broadcasting law that was approved by the congress in 2009 and stopped by protective measures made by judges. It also brought a significant number of protesters.[citation needed]
Guests who participated in 678 [citation needed]
References
- ^ Asteriscos.tv Seis, siete, ocho ¿y ahora a las nueve? Template:Es
- ^ 6, 7, 8 en TVPública.com.ar
- ^ Clarin.com, «El programa que ataca a los medios críticos cuesta caro» Template:Es
- ^ La Nación.com, «Agravia Canal 7 a un columnista con un video anónimo» Template:Es
- ^ Cable en Minutouno Template:Es
- ^ “Igual hubo una operación”, por Raúl Kollmann Template:Es
- ^ Facebook, 678's Site
- ^ Perfil, Simpatizantes K en la Plaza convocados por "6,7,8" Template:Es
- ^ Página 12, La emoción de estar por lo mismo Template:Es