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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoPredators review grimly compelling look at reality TV revenge hunt for child abusers
Documentary Predators exposes how reality TV vigilante spectacles like To Catch a Predator transform public humiliation into punitive performance with damaging ethical consequences.
fromThe New Yorker
3 months agoWhy Did We Love "To Catch a Predator"?
In David Osit's new documentary, "Predators," the director includes a short clip from a mid-two-thousands episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in which the late-night host-his free-speech tussle with the Trump Administration, at this point, not even close to a glimmer in his eye-is introducing the news journalist Chris Hansen to viewers. "Our next guest is the host of the funniest comedy on television. It's called 'To Catch a Predator,' " Kimmel says with a grin, as the studio audience's laughter rings in the background.
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