Are docs just ‘preaching to the converted’?

L.A. Times columnist Patrick Goldstein discusses the potential impact of a recent wave of 'rabble-rousing' docs with assorted folk, including HBO's Sheila Nevins, in order to answer the burning question: are such docs spurring change or merely preaching to the converted?

October 19, 2010

L.A. Times columnist Patrick Goldstein discusses the potential impact of a recent wave of 'rabble-rousing' docs with assorted folk, including HBO's Sheila Nevins, in order to answer the burning question: are such docs spurring change or merely preaching to the converted?

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Barry Walsh is editor-in-chief and content director for Realscreen, and has served as editor of the publication since 2009. With a career in entertainment media that spans two decades, prior to Realscreen, he held the associate editor post for now defunct sister publication Boards, which focused on the advertising and commercial production industries. Before Boards, he served as editor of Canadian Music Network, a weekly music industry trade, and as music editor for HMV.com. As content director, he also oversees the development of content for the brand's market-leading events, the Realscreen Summit and Realscreen West, as well as new content initiatives.

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