Docudrames a la televisió digital : periodisme, simulació i mentides

The classic docudramas were created from a combination of reality, simulation and fiction. In modern television, some of these programs try to get viewers by having them intervene in the development of the story by means of any process that has a certain degree of interactivity. In this way, telephone calls, SMS, e-mails or the possibilities of digital terrestrial television (DTT) turn into mechanisms to enrich the stories and, simultaneously, to capture the audience. Productions of this type continue to depart from authentic events of journalistic interest. Nevertheless, the spectacular component is given greater weight, than the interests of the informative features. When one resorts thematically to dramatic situations, the temptation of inventing information increases. That is when the format moves away from the rigor and the precision required by journalism. Any invented actions can be presented as authentic situations by technological innovations like virtual reality. Nevertheless, the problem is not in the machines or in the software, but in their use. In fact, there are also professionals who use them to increase the quality of their work.