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Backlight Season 17

September. 16,2018

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| Documentary

Tegenlicht in Dutch or Backlight in English is a series of television documentaries by the VPRO, a Dutch public broadcasting organisation. Backlight "aims to grasp the quintessence of prominent trends and developments" in the practice of critical journalism, and tries to improve understanding of the intricate inner workings of our modern society.

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Backlight Season 17 Full Episode Guide

Episode 25 - Episode 25

First Aired: April. 07,2019

Episode 24 - Episode 24

First Aired: March. 31,2019

Episode 23 - Episode 23

First Aired: March. 24,2019

Episode 22 - Episode 22

First Aired: March. 17,2019

Episode 21 - Episode 21

First Aired: March. 10,2019

Episode 20 - Episode 20

First Aired: March. 03,2019

Episode 19 - Episode 19

First Aired: February. 24,2019

Episode 18 - Episode 18

First Aired: February. 17,2019

Episode 17 - Episode 17

First Aired: February. 10,2019

Episode 16 - Episode 16

First Aired: February. 03,2019

Episode 15 - Episode 15

First Aired: January. 27,2019

Episode 14 - Episode 14

First Aired: January. 20,2019

Episode 13 - Episode 13

First Aired: December. 16,2018

Episode 12 - Episode 12

First Aired: December. 09,2018

Episode 11 - Episode 11

First Aired: December. 02,2018

Episode 10 - Episode 10

First Aired: November. 25,2018

Episode 9 - Episode 9

First Aired: November. 18,2018

Episode 8 - Episode 8

First Aired: November. 04,2018

Episode 7 - Episode 7

First Aired: October. 28,2018

Episode 6 - Episode 6

First Aired: October. 21,2018

Episode 5 - Episode 5

First Aired: October. 14,2018

Episode 4 - Episode 4

First Aired: October. 07,2018

Episode 3 - Episode 3

First Aired: September. 30,2018

Episode 2 - Episode 10

First Aired: September. 23,2018

Radical in Birmingham

Episode 1 - YouTube, YouTubers and You

First Aired: September. 16,2018

YouTube, owned by Google, has become one of the most powerful online media platforms in the world, fast to be replacing the viewership of television with over 30 billion hours watched per month in 2017. Young people flock to the platform in the hopes of fame and fortune, which comes for a select few, but not all, hence the allure to ‘make it.’ YouTube celebrities are now mainstream celebrities. The result is troves competing to live their lives as monetised open-wounds for the corporate platform, constantly pleading for subscribers, attention and engagement, all at the hands of Google, its secret algorithms, and the screen culture of spectacle, pornography, and targeted advertising. On both sides of the screen, the treadmill is all about keeping the ad dollars constantly rolling. YouTube, YouTubers and You offers a glimpse into this new media and advertising world, pondering how this culture may continue to undermine our future media and informational landscape. What sort of people and world is this culture creating and perpetuating?