Nature on television is sensationalized and often detrimental to the subjects. The recent Discovery Channel episode of the man eating anaconda is extremely disappointing and offensive. We deserve better. as it turned out, there was virtually nothing in the show, apart from a few unpersuasive comments from Rosolie, to encourage conservation of the rain forest or to help anacondas. This is a new form of greenwashing, a deceptive PR effort to make a product seem more environmentally friendly than it is. This is especially offensive coming from a network like Discovery Channel, which promotes itself as a source of environmental and educational information. washingtonpost/posteverything/wp/2014/12/09/nature-television-is-running-wild-the-man-eating-anaconda-is-just-the-latest-atrocity/
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:30:35 +0000