6, 7, 8
| 6, 7, 8 The critique to real power | |
|---|---|
 First logo of the program | |
| Genre | journalistic |
| Presented by |
Orlando Barone Carlos Barragán Jorge Dorio Cynthia García Eduardo Massa Alcántara Mariana Moyano Dante Palma Sandra Russo Nora Veiras |
| Country of origin | Argentina |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Diego Gvirtz |
| Producer(s) | Pensado Para Televisión |
| Release | |
| Original network | Canal Siete |
| Original release | 6 April 2009 – 23 December 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Six in the Seven at Eight, usually called 6, 7, 8, was an Argentine political commentary TV program broadcast by the government-run Channel 7 since 2009. Its name comes from the fact that, when it first started airing, there were five members on the show's panel, and its motto was you are the sixth one (the viewer). Since it was broadcast by Channel 7 at 8 p.m., the name was shortened to "6, 7, 8". In late 2009, the program was moved to 9 p.m., a new segment was added to be aired on Sundays at night, and new guest panelists were invited, making it more than six members.[1] Nevertheless, the show's name remained unchanged.
It was first hosted by María Julia Oliván and a panel which included Orlando Barone, Carla Czudnowsky, Eduardo Cabito Massa Alcántara, Luciano Galende and Sandra Russo, along with a guest analyst who would give their opinions throughout the program. María Julia Oliván announced in an interview for web site Television.com.ar that, on January 28, 2010, should make her last appearance on the program.[2] Her place was occupied by Luciano Galende, and from 2013 onward the host has been Carlos Barragán.
The program was nominated to the 2010 Martín Fierro Awards in the category Best Journalistic Program.
The program's panel discussed national and world events and analyzed their social and political repercussions on Argentina. The program has come under criticism due to its perceived advocacy of Kirchnerism, which is controversial since it is aired by a state-owned TV channel during the time when Cristina Kirchner was president. Mauricio Macri, president of Argentina since December 10, 2015, appointed Hernán Lombardi as the new manager for Channel 7. Soon thereafter it was announced that the channel would not air 6, 7, 8 because the production company decided not to renew the contract with the TV Pública.[3][4]
Synopsis
The program reflects critically on the treatment of information by the mass media (or also called hegemonic media) and on the performance of various political sectors in the country.[5][6]
Criticism and controversy
According to Clarín newspaper the program uses archive footage to criticize Mass Media outlets, judges and political opponents to the national government.[7]
On October 13, 2009 the program aired a video that had circulated in blogs. The anonymous video was recorded through a hidden camera, and it shows the journalist and columnist of newspaper La Nación, Carlos Pagni, in an alleged operation to publish false information for the purpose of damaging the oil company Repsol YPF. The broadcast of the video was criticized by the Partido Solidario deputy Carlos Heller who was a guest on the program that day, expressing his objection to the publication of anonymous films. The contents of the video were criticized by the panelists after it was shown. According to an article in La Nación that was published the next day about the segment, "the presentation of the hidden camera, and the images of the hidden camera (cut, but carefully and professionally edited) do not, at any moment, show the columnist in situations that could corroborate the serious and injurious charges about corruption that are made in the video through printed boards and a voice-over".[8]
In the video, there are appearances by other people who may represent Pagni, receiving money in return for newspaper articles. However, after the airing on October 13, Pagni received the support of the Argentine Journalism Forum (Foro del Periodismo Argentino) and other journalists.[9]
YPF issued 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 more obscure way. However, it warns that it was a journalistic operation against us".[10]
Awards
Nominations
- 2013 Martín Fierro Awards
- Best journalism program[11]
References
- ↑ Asteriscos.tv Seis, siete, ocho ¿y ahora a las nueve? (Spanish)
- ↑ 6, 7, 8 en TVPública.com.ar
- ↑ Chau 6, 7, 8
- ↑ http://television.com.ar/general/289566/adios-678/#.VnwNCLbhBkh
- ↑ "678 es un programa de batalla cultural" (Spanish)
- ↑ Florencio Randazzo dijo que 678 "muestra una visión diferente a la que tienen muchos medios" (Spanish)
- ↑ Clarin.com, «El programa que ataca a los medios críticos cuesta caro» (Spanish)
- ↑ La Nación.com, «Agravia Canal 7 a un columnista con un video anónimo» (Spanish)
- ↑ Cable en Minutouno (Spanish)
- ↑ “Igual hubo una operación”, por Raúl Kollmann (Spanish)
- ↑ "Todos los nominados a los Martín Fierro 2014" [All the nominations for the 2014 Martín Fierro] (in Spanish). La Nación. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
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