A Town Betrayed Explained

Country:Norway
Language:Norwegian
Num Episodes:1
Runtime:58 minutes
Channel:NRK

A Town Betrayed (Norwegian: Byen som kunne ofres, Croatian: Grad koji se mogao žrtvovati, Izdani grad) is a 2010 Norwegian documentary about the prelude of the Srebrenica massacre (1995), written and directed by journalists Ola Flyum and David Hebditch and produced by Fenris Films, NRK, among others.

Released

It was shown on NRK's Brennpunkt on 26 April 2011 and SVT on 28 August 2011.

Reception

The film was described by director Ola Flyum in an April 26, 2011 Dagsavisen interview as follows:

Criticism

The documentary has received criticism from journalist associations,[1] the Norwegian Helsinki Committee,[2] and the foreign minister of Bosnia-Hercegovina.[3] The Norwegian Helsinki Committee filed a complaint with the Norwegian Press Complaints Commission (PFU). NRK and Fenris Film received criticism after the PFU handled the case at a meeting in Lillehammer on October 20, 2011, and found that the film violated point 3.2 of the Ethical Code of Practice for the Norwegian Press regarding citing sources.[4] The PFU concluded that

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kjell Arild Nilsen. På villspor om Srebrenica. journalisten.no. May 4, 2011.
  2. Web site: Aage Borchgrevink. Folkeopplyser på villspor. Aftenposten. May 5, 2011.
  3. Web site: Et forsøk på å frikjenne Serbia. Aftenposten. May 13, 2011.
  4. Web site: NRK fikk omfattende kritikk av PFU. journalisten.no. October 20, 2011.