THE ‘24’ EFFECT: How ‘Liberal Hollywood’ Carried Water For Torture — Study: “MOST OBSERVERS, even those within professional circles, have unfortunately been INFLUENCED by the media’s colorful (and artificial) view of interrogation as almost always involving hostility”

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From: Variety

The ‘24’ Effect: How ‘Liberal Hollywood’ Carried Water For Torture

…those seeking to defend the Bush administration in light of the recent Torture Report — and that’s mostly conservatives — could hardly have had a better ally than the images of torture in TV and movies, particularly in the face of “ticking-bomb scenarios.”

Fox’s “24,” naturally comes to mind, and the movie “Zero Dark Thirty,” which was criticized for its depiction of torture….

The practice has been employed in other series as well – such as “Sons of Anarchy,” “Scandal” and “Homeland” – and countless movies, with the bad guys using it (see various Quentin Tarantino films) as well as the ostensible good guys. …

Mayer also noted that an advisory panel to the U.S. intelligence community studied the issue and concluded “most observers, even those within professional circles, have unfortunately been influenced by the media’s colorful (and artificial) view of interrogation as almost always involving hostility.”

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