#MeToo movement to be a TV series

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PBS, which dealt with sexual misconduct allegations in its own backyard, will air a series examining the pressing social issue.

The five-part series, #MeToo, Now What? will address how we got here and how “we can use this moment to effect positive and lasting change”, PBS chief executive Paula Kerger said on Tuesday.

Hosted by Zainab Salbi (above), founder of Women for Women International, a humanitarian organisation, the series will include reporting and conversations on topics including how race and class figure into the issue. Men and women from across the country will be among the studio guests, along with activists, celebrities and leaders from media, business and other sectors. The series debuts on February 2.

In a Q&A with TV critics, Kerger was asked why PBS was caught unaware by misconduct allegations against Charlie Rose that led PBS to drop his longrunning interview programme.

Rose, who also lost his job on CBS This Morning and as a 60 Minutes contributor, called the allegations embarrassing but inaccurate.

Rose’s programme was independently produced and managed by him, as are other public TV programmes, and PBS didn’t have “that kind of view” into his organisation that would been revelatory, Kerger said. “That does not absolve us of the responsibility of trying to ensure that we are supporting a culture where people are valued and respected,” Kerger said. —IANS