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The Siege Analysis
Is honesty truly the best policy? In the eyes of the satirical Tv show Frontline, telling the truth is an irrelevant commodity. Throughout the episodes “The Siege” and “Add sex and stir” composer Rob Sitch interprets the topic of telling the truth. Conveying how the truth is sacrificed, manipulated or contaminated in a behind the scene perspective. The truth is transferred for materialistic things such as ratings and competitive edge. Therefore depicting how news anchors abuse their role in telling the truth.

Frontline’s episode “The Siege” conveys how the truth is contaminated to get a competitive advantage and higher ratings. The siege epidemic led to the characters in the office to display attributes such as rapid speech, and intense facial

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