Duty of Care & Kindness

We look at how the industry has been forced to grow up, tracing the shift from wild-west filming conditions to modern psychological screening and strict duty of care obligations. As online trolling and instant fame grew more intense, producers were forced to reexamine how they protect participants before, during, and long after the cameras stop rolling. Academic and Bachelor contestant, Dr. Rebecca Trelease talks about the evolving ethics of talent representation, while producer Anahera Parata discusses intentionally leaning away from manufactured conflict, with her show Pā Life. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details