National / Media | MEDIA MIX Nov 24, 2018
Variety show's fabrication scandal offers a glimpse into the nature of TV content
by Philip Brasor
Earlier this month, weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun ran several articles on Nippon Television Network Corp.'s Sunday night variety show, "Sekai no Hate Made Itte Q," claiming that the program had fabricated "festivals" in foreign countries and presented them in one of its semiregular segments ...