The revolution will not be televised - stated fifty years ago the poet Gil Scott-Heron, adding that it will not be presented to you in four parts without commercial breaks either.
This historical poem, which entered the pantheon of world protest, no longer applies to today's humanity.
Today everything is broadcast, and the current legal revolution is not only broadcast on television and social networks, but has completely taken over the broadcast schedule.
On the day of the revolution, they gave reports on split screens, called in recruited commentators and showed MKs jumping on tables and looking for a gimmick that would make them viral. On the day of the revolution, a special program with "Paula and Leon" was broadcast on television. "It is an unusual and historic day for bad reasons, and we are on an unusual broadcast." Leon Rosenberg explained, and in the studio they listened to Eden Pines' opinion and debated whether to send children to demonstrations.
Legal reform also reached Paula and Leon, photo: from Keshet 12
While the three broadcast channels invested time and resources to make available to viewers the changes planned by the executive authority in the basic rules of the game, the channel that speaks to the government took half a day off.
Channel 14, which defines itself as Israel's news channel, was the only one that did not broadcast live from the demonstrations, and only opened a studio at noon.
But then, for two hours, economic and legal commentators sat there who agreed that the reform would collapse the economy, leaving the presenter confused.
In the end, they will be forced to talk, and the fate of the reform will be decided according to which of the parties makes a better explanation.
Meanwhile, when watching the media, the voices of the opponents are heard louder, clearer and more reasoned.
This revolution is broadcast on television because the leaders must convince the people of the rightness of their way.
Therefore, the revolution must be televised live - otherwise it simply cannot happen.
"The last fight of his life"
The face most associated with the "legal reform" is Aharon Barak.
The supporters see his historical moves as the source of all the country's problems and reform as a solution to overcome them.
The detractors embrace it, mostly to annoy the supporters.
Aharon Barak regains consciousness,
"Now he is embarking on the last battle of his life - the battle for the legacy," announced Roni Cuban, when he introduced the former president of the Supreme Court to his viewers in the interview program "Meeting", which opened a new season tonight (9:15 p.m.) on Khan 11. The purpose of the interview was to prove who who is right and who is wrong, and to explain to the enlightened public the meaning of the planned changes, and this Barak did eloquently.
"If the people want a dictatorship, there will always be enough dictators who want to serve the people. A people that does not have the strength to fight for its freedom, perhaps freedom does not come at all," he stated dramatically.
Aharon Barak
Battle for exposure?, photo: from here 11
Barak doesn't do many interviews.
It took years and several personal meetings before he was convinced to come on the show, and also explained to Cuban why he finally agreed to come to consecrate his legacy in prime time.
Aharon Barak at Ilana Dayan, Aharon Barak at Robbie Coven, Aharon Barak in a wonderful country (and he's really good at impersonation, according to him), gives the impression that the retired judge is pleased with the comeback to the public arena.
So is it a battle for legacy or a battle for exposure?
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