Shahbazi: “Footnote” is the result of events in society
Fars News Agency – Radio and TV Group: The television program “Footnote” produced and directed by Javad Fathi and performed by Mohammad Reza Shahbazi is a work of the social group of Do Sima channel, the first episode of which has been aired since October of last year. With the aim of clarifying the dimensions of the news published in the virtual space with humorous language, this program tries to reveal the layers behind the news and people related to the events in the virtual space. In “Footnote”, which has been made up of 190 episodes so far and on the eve of its one year anniversary, an attempt has been made to express daily news and events in a humorous language without formal and linguistic complications.
Mohammadreza Shahbazi, the author and host of the “Footnote” program, believes that Footnote has been able to attract a diverse range of audiences during its one-year broadcast, to the extent that even some people who do not like the program watch it. Javad Fathi, the producer of “Footnote” also says that one of the goals of this program was to increase the media literacy of the audience who were attacked by thousands of true and false messages in the virtual space and it was difficult for them to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
Mohammadreza Shahbazi, the author and host of the “Footnote” program, said about the passing of one year since the first episode of this program: “It has been almost a year since the broadcast of the Footnote program, and fortunately, this program met with good success; Of course, it can be better in terms of quality.
“Footnote” attracted a diverse range of audiences
He stated that the “Footnote” program was very well received, and added: “Footnote” was able to bring a wide and diverse range of audiences with it, to the extent that even some people who do not like the program, still watch it and express their opinion. We are being transmitted and after a year of broadcasting the subtitles and people’s reactions, we realized that this program had a good impact on the audience.
Referring to the importance of programs such as “Footnote” in the national media, Shahbazi said: “It seems that in terms of format, form and topic, the presence of such programs with political content is necessary in the national media, along with other genres and programs.” Certainly, the national media, as the media that is still the most extensive, influential and connected media of the country, as well as the comprehensive media of the government, needs to enter such issues.
According to the conditions of the society, the “footnote” topics change
Stating that the footnote is the result of the events of the society, he continued: That’s why streaks of political issues can be seen in it. Of course, most of the needs assessment is based on the events of last year, and it is natural that it is produced in a political atmosphere at that time, and if the political, cultural, and economic conditions of the country change, the density of issues, approaches, and reactions will also change, and it is not going to be the same as what happened in It was built first. For example, if the political atmosphere of the country becomes more intense, the program will go in that direction, and if the cultural and social spaces become more colorful, the program will also go in the same direction, and in general, the footnote topics will change according to the conditions of the society.
The author of “Footnote” stated: Because this program is aired every night on Do Sima network, it has been tried to use several presenters in order not to lag behind the conditions of the society, while the distance between production and broadcast is also very small and priority is given to broadcasting. That’s why we couldn’t use only one performer.
If the country’s political, cultural, and economic conditions change, the density of issues, approach, and reactions will also change, and it is not going to be the same as what was created in the beginning.
The position of “Footnote” is due to the sincerity of the contributors of the program
Shahbazi continued: The one-year anniversary of the footer program, the audience and the position it has found in the society and the national media is due to the sincerity of the production group of the program’s colleagues who came forward with faith and wrote the words that are going to be said in the footer with their heart and soul. They express their hearts. On the other hand, the success of the program is due to the managers of the national media and the managers of the network, and the fact that the program has reached 190 episodes and brought the audience with it is definitely done with the support of the managers of the national media.
We have come close to our goal in “Footnote”.
Javad Fathi, the producer of the television program “Footnote” of Sima channel 2, said about this program: “Footnote” was created following the disturbances that took place in the last one year, and the goal was to create a little bit of the heavy atmosphere that was in to reduce the ruling society. Also, another goal of this program was to increase the media literacy of the audience who were bombarded by thousands of true and false messages in the cyberspace and it was difficult for them to distinguish between truth and falsehood. Many of these news stories tried to spread fear and despair among the people, and we tried to show the contradictions and lies to the audience with the language of humor and jokes in order to reduce the tense and inflammatory atmosphere.
He added: In this program, we also try to tell the audience that the events that are happening in the society recently are not strange, they are not the first and they will not be the last. In fact, through this program, we entertain the audience and inform the audience of the information that we need to convey to the audience, and we strike a blow to the virtual space and contradictory information that is transmitted from abroad.
Pointing out that one year has passed since the events that happened in Iran, Fathi said: During this time, the audience has become more aware and it has become easier for them to recognize false information in the cyberspace, and the program emphasizes this issue so that the audience asks themselves why they should. Such news should be published and why should it be believed? These reasons have become literature among the audience and when they face such situations, they ask themselves these reasons.
There are problems in all countries and Iran is no exception
Fathi continued: During this time, many audience joined “Footnote”, they send messages to the program and send their support in the form of text messages and phone calls. Fortunately, we have received good feedback from the program. In the virtual space, they made a utopia of other countries for us, where everything is fine. In this program, we tried to say that there are problems in all countries, and Iran is no exception. They have not shown us the good things of our country and made the bad things more prominent.
He added: The fact that we share various issues with the audience in a clear and open manner is something that the audience seems to be satisfied with. In fact, the audience is gradually reaching the maturity of the media to identify the true and false news that is published in conflict. I think we are close to our goal.
In this program, we tried to say that there are problems in all countries, and Iran is no exception. They have not shown us the good things of our country and made the bad things more prominent.
Fathi also explained about the feedback of the audience of this program: the audience can communicate with us through the public relations of the Broadcasting Organization and express their opinion about the program. According to the list provided to us by public relations, “Footnote” was one of the programs that received the most thanks, suggestions and audiences among the TV programs. Sometimes, in the virtual space, the audience sends us content so that we can use it in the program. Naturally, some of the audience are also unhappy. We respect them and even take their harsh opinions into account and try to move the program to a direction where we can include these friends with logic and reasoning.
He continued: The content of the messages and thanks we receive is not only because of the humorous atmosphere of the program, but they thank us for the arguments that are presented. The audience has noticed our goal and followed the program; This matter is commendable.
This producer stated that before this programs were aired on radio and television on occasion, he added: Before these roundtables, discussions and debates were aired in this way on occasions such as elections, but a program that deals with issues every day throughout the year. There was no day to pay. Issues are raised in the program, and sometimes we are told that it is not expedient to express those issues in the media, but we believe that if we do not express them in our own media, they will be told to the audience elsewhere and in other media with malicious intent.
“Footnote” will continue to play
Fathi said: Due to the reception of this program, programs such as “Footnote” were made in some other networks. This shows that streaming programs like this has been tried and got the desired results and is nothing complicated. There is no requirement to accept it. It even seems that such programs should have been made earlier in social and economic issues. This has happened and we hope it will continue from now on. According to the managers of the organization, the broadcasting of this program will continue and it has received good support.
He also said about the presenters of this program: The main presenter of the program is Mohammad Reza Shahbazi, and Amin Maimandian, the author of this program, sometimes replaces the main presenter. In general, the program is defined with an executor.
Fathi continued: I am very grateful for the comments and participation of the audience of the “Parooqi” program, who helped the program a lot with their suggestions and criticism, and we modified many parts of the program according to the opinion of the audience. I would also like to thank my colleagues and friends in the second channel of Sima and the organization for always supporting us and we hope to provide better content every day.
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